Miserliness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miserliness is a noun meaning The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
Meaning
The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: stinginess, cheapness, tightness
Even his amazing miserliness was passed over acceptedly, for of such are the kingdom of shepherd millionaires.
There were enough people in the room who wouldn’t mind seeing Beaufort-Holmes hurt to make the chorus a full and, to the uninitiated ear, good-humoured one. His colleagues wouldn’t mind because of his faith that he was a don, they lecturers or worse, and because of remembered miserlinesses.
Word Forms
- miserlinesses
Synonyms for miserliness
Depending on context, synonyms include stinginess, cheapness, tightness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miserhood, unmiserliness, miserdom, miserableness, tightfistedness, niggardliness.
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