parsimony

English Thesaurus

1. extreme stinginess (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	stinginess,
definition	:	a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	littleness, pettiness, smallness,
definition	:	lack of generosity in trifling matters (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	miserliness,
definition	:	total lack of generosity with money (noun.attribute)

2. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	frugality, frugalness,
definition	:	prudence in avoiding waste (noun.attribute)

3. extreme stinginess (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	beggarly, mean,
definition	:	(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt (adj.all)

derivation	:	cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny,
definition	:	giving or spending with reluctance (adj.all)

derivation	:	closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted,
definition	:	unwilling to part with money (adj.all)

derivation	:	grudging, niggardly, scrimy,
definition	:	petty or reluctant in giving or spending (adj.all)

derivation	:	mean, mingy, miserly, tight,
definition	:	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity (adj.all)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

4. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny,
definition	:	giving or spending with reluctance (adj.all)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

derivation	:	careful, thrifty,
definition	:	mindful of the future in spending money (adj.all)

derivation	:	thrifty,
definition	:	careful and diligent in the use of resources (adj.all)

5. extreme stinginess (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	beggarly, mean,
definition	:	(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt (adj.all)

derivation	:	cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny,
definition	:	giving or spending with reluctance (adj.all)

derivation	:	closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted,
definition	:	unwilling to part with money (adj.all)

derivation	:	grudging, niggardly, scrimy,
definition	:	petty or reluctant in giving or spending (adj.all)

derivation	:	mean, mingy, miserly, tight,
definition	:	(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity (adj.all)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

6. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny,
definition	:	giving or spending with reluctance (adj.all)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

derivation	:	careful, thrifty,
definition	:	mindful of the future in spending money (adj.all)

derivation	:	thrifty,
definition	:	careful and diligent in the use of resources (adj.all)