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frugality vs parsimony

parsimony vs frugality

frugality and parsimony both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frugality Yes No No No
parsimony Yes No No No
As nouns, parsimony is a hyponym of frugality; that is, parsimony is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frugality:
  • frugality: prudence in avoiding waste
  • parsimony: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Other hyponyms of frugality include parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift, economy, thriftiness.
frugality (noun) parsimony (noun)
prudence in avoiding waste extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
extreme stinginess
Difference between frugality and parsimony

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