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Noun
S:
(n)
parsimony
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parsimoniousness
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thrift
,
penny-pinching
(extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
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sister term
S:
(n)
frugality
,
frugalness
(prudence in avoiding waste)
S:
(n)
prudence
(discretion in practical affairs)
S:
(n)
discretion
,
discernment
(the trait of judging wisely and objectively)
"a man of discernment"
S:
(n)
wisdom
,
wiseness
(the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)
S:
(n)
trait
(a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
S:
(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
natural virtue
((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)
S:
(n)
cardinal virtue
(one of the seven preeminent virtues)
S:
(n)
virtue
(a particular moral excellence)
S:
(n)
good
,
goodness
(moral excellence or admirableness)
"there is much good to be found in people"
S:
(n)
morality
(concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct)
S:
(n)
quality
(an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
S:
(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
penny-pinch
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nickel-and-dime
(spend money frugally; spend as little as possible)
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sister term
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Adjective
S:
(adj)
cheeseparing
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close
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near
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penny-pinching
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skinny
(giving or spending with reluctance)
"our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"