What does penuriousness mean?
Penuriousness means The quality of being penurious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being penurious..
In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.
Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;
Giving that up, she took a broom and a duster and went upstairs to housemaid Mrs Dibble's bedroom, with her head tied up in a coloured scarf. It was a dusty, snuffy job, for penuriousness in Mrs Dibble refused to throw anything away, including dirt, and if anything fell on the floor it remained there.
Use penuriousness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Penuriousness means The quality of being penurious..
Common synonyms include cheapness, frugality, miserliness, thriftiness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.
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