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frugalness vs thrift

thrift vs frugalness

frugalness and thrift both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frugalness Yes No No No
thrift Yes No No No
As nouns, thrift is a hyponym of frugalness; that is, thrift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frugalness:
  • frugalness: prudence in avoiding waste
  • thrift: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
Other hyponyms of frugalness include parsimoniousness, parsimony, penny-pinching, economy, thriftiness.
frugalness (noun) thrift (noun)
prudence in avoiding waste extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
Difference between frugalness and thrift

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