stinginess

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stinginess

noun stinginesses

uncountable, usually The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony. Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness
Similar: cheapness, tightness, miserliness

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noun lack of generosity

Español	tacañería
Français	radinerie, pingrerie, avarice
Deutsch	Geiz, Knauserei
Italiano	taccagneria, tirchieria, avarizia, grettezza, pitoccheria, spilorceria
Română	avariție, zgârcenie, parcimonie
Русский	жа́дность žádnostʹ, ску́пость skúpostʹ
العربية	بُخْل buḵl

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@misc{stinginess_2026,
  title = {stinginess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stinginess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}