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stinginess

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Etymology

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    From stingy + -ness.

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    Noun

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    stinginess (usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)

    1. The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
      Coordinate terms: (appropriate parsimony) frugality, thrift, thriftiness
      Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness

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