English noun: parsimoniousness | |||
1. | parsimoniousness (attribute) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | ||
Synonyms | parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift | ||
Broader (hypernym) | frugality, frugalness | ||
2. | parsimoniousness (attribute) extreme stinginess | ||
Synonyms | closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stinginess | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | littleness, miserliness, pettiness, smallness | ||