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thrift vs frugality

frugality vs thrift

thrift and frugality both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thrift Yes No No No
frugality Yes No No No
As nouns, frugality is a hypernym of thrift; that is, frugality is a word with a broader meaning than thrift:
  • thrift: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
  • frugality: prudence in avoiding waste
Other hypernyms of thrift include frugalness.
thrift (noun) frugality (noun)
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily prudence in avoiding waste
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
Difference between thrift and frugality

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