thrifty
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thrifty
- /ˈθɹɪfti/
Rhymes with -ɪfti
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From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.
adjective thriftier · thriftiest
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Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
That was a certain trade, while th' age was thrifty, / And men good husbands, look'd into their stocks, / Had their minds bounded; now the public riot / Prostitutes all, scatters away in coaches, / In footmens coats, and waiting womens gowns
Similar: abstemious, canny, chary, moderate, cheap, close with a buck, economic, economical, frugal, provident, husbandly, huswifely · Opposite: spendthrift
- Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously. The life of religion is this water of life; where that runs, where that is received, and where things are done in this spirit, there all things are well: The church thrifty, the soul thrifty, graces thrifty, and all is well.
- Preserved by thrift; carefully managed. They han great stores, and thriftye flockes, / great freendes and feeble foes
Opposite: spendthrift, thriftless
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adjective
Opposite: spendthrift, thriftless
Translations
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adj given to, or evincing, thrift
| Español | ahorrador, ahorrativo |
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| 日本語 | 倹しい tsumashii |
| 中文 | 節儉 /节俭 jiéjiǎn, 節約 /节约 jiéyuē |
| Português | económico, econômico, parcimonioso |
| Français | économe |
| Deutsch | sparsam |
| Italiano | parsimonioso |
| Ελληνικά | φειδωλός feidolós, οικονόμος oikonómos |
| Română | econom |
| Русский | эконо́мный ekonómnyj, бережли́вый berežlívyj, хозя́йственный xozjájstvennyj |
adj thriving by industry and frugality
| Русский | процвета́ющий procvetájuščij |
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title = {thrifty},
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