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frugality vs thriftiness

thriftiness vs frugality

frugality and thriftiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frugality Yes No No No
thriftiness Yes No No No
As nouns, thriftiness is a hyponym of frugality; that is, thriftiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frugality:
  • frugality: prudence in avoiding waste
  • thriftiness: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Other hyponyms of frugality include parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift, economy.
frugality (noun) thriftiness (noun)
prudence in avoiding waste frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
Difference between frugality and thriftiness

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