FRUGALITY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word frugality. (close relations)
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| parsimony | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| thriftiness | nounn | |||||
noun • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | ||||||
| economy | nounn | |||||
noun • the system of production and distribution and consumption • the efficient use of resources • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources • an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||||||
| penny-pinching | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily adjective satellite • giving or spending with reluctance | ||||||
| prudence | nounn | |||||
noun • discretion in practical affairs • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | ||||||
| sparing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • avoiding waste | ||||||
| thrift | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | ||||||
| frugalness | nounn | |||||
noun • prudence in avoiding waste | ||||||