Frugality

Quick meaning: Frugality is a noun meaning The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

Meaning

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

More Meanings

1. A sparing use; sparingness.

Example Sentences

With the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own tobacco, so he must not smoke all afternoon.

Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy

Your sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—

Word Forms

• frugalities

Synonyms for frugality

Depending on context, synonyms include economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony, tightness, stinginess.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frugalness, thrift, austerity, saving, conserving, conservation.

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