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frugalness vs penny-pinching

penny-pinching vs frugalness

frugalness and penny-pinching both are nouns.

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

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

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