stinginess

Meaning

The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.

Synonyms

miserliness
avarice
36k
niggardliness
meanness
35k
parsimony
greed
C1
greediness

close-fistedness

selfishness
C2
miser
23k
penuriousness

closefistedness

tightwad
closeness
27k
stingy
C2
covetousness
parsimoniousness
illiberality

cheesparing

pinchpenny
scrimpiness

meaness

close-handedness
avariciousness
cheapskate
25k
costiveness
economy
B2
narrow-mindedness
niggard
penury
pettiness
prudence
C2
saving
B1
skimping
skinflint
sordidness
thrift
26k
tightness
48k
ungainliness
penny-pinching
Translations

avarice
Geiz
avarizia
avaricia
Knauserei
taccagneria
tirchieria
radinerie
avaritia
pingrerie

Knauserigkeit

schraperigheid

parcimonie
grettezza
gierigheid
Etymology

From stingy + -ness.

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