frugality

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɹuːˈɡæləti/, SAMPA: /fru:"g{l@ti/

Noun

frugality (uncountable)

1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
2. A sparing use; sparingness.

Synonyms

• parsimony
• thriftiness

Translations

quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift

Czech: skromnost (cs) f., spořivost (cs) f. Finnish: säästäväisyys (fi) Romanian: cumpătare (ro)

Serbo-Croatian: štedljivost (sh), skromnost (sh), čuvarnost (sh) Turkish: tutumluluk (tr)

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French: frugalité f.

References

• frugality in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• frugality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913