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frugalness vs parsimony

parsimony vs frugalness

frugalness and parsimony both are nouns.

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

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