frugality
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frugality
- /fɹuːˈɡæləti/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French frugalité. By surface analysis, frugal + -ity.
noun frugalities
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The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Similar: economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony, tightness, stinginess, miserliness
- A sparing use; sparingness.
Translations
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noun quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
| Español | frugalidad, parsimonia |
|---|---|
| Português | frugalidade |
| Français | frugalité |
| Deutsch | Genügsamkeit, Einfachheit, Frugalität, Sparsamkeit |
| Italiano | frugalità |
| Ελληνικά | λιτότητα litótita |
| Română | cumpătare, frugalitate |
| Русский | бережли́вость berežlívostʹ, эконо́мность ekonómnostʹ |
Talk about this word "frugality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/frugality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. frugality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/frugality "frugality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/frugality.Cite this
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title = {frugality},
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