frugalness
6.8
Careful use of money and things to avoid waste
- noun
- /ˈfruːɡəl.nəs/
:
frugalidad
- Living with frugalness, he managed to pay off his debts quickly.
Examples
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Reasonable frugalness is the key, and nobody should needlessly make themselves miserable.
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Her frugalness allowed her to save money for a vacation every year.
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They embraced frugalness by growing their own vegetables to reduce grocery costs.
Synonyms
thrift
vsfrugalness
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3.8
Careful use of money and things to avoid waste
focuses on the abstract quality rather than the active habit
frugality
vsfrugalness
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5.8
Careful use of money and things to avoid waste
is the same meaning but uses a different noun form
thriftiness
vsfrugalness
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5.0
Careful use of money and things to avoid waste
uses the same idea but in a slightly different word form
9.9
An old word for careful use of money to save and avoid waste
is the same modern quality but is the usual current term
Antonyms
How Frugal
Surface Forms
frugalness singular
frugalnesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word frugalness comes from the Latin root frux, meaning 'fruit' or 'produce', and is related to the English word fruit because it once meant using what you have and not wasting it. So, frugalness is the habit of being careful with money or resources to avoid waste.