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frugality vs penny-pinching

penny-pinching vs frugality

frugality and penny-pinching both are nouns.

frugality is not an adjective while penny-pinching is an adjective.

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

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