niggardliness
- noun
- /ˈnɪɡərdlinəs/
- Archaic
:
tacañería
Examples
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As C. Vann Woodward observed, "Cheapness, even niggardliness, under this tutelage became widely accepted as the criterion of good government...
Academic text (2017) -
Oh Lord, I seek thy refuge from anxiety and grief, and I seek thy refuge from lack of strength and laziness, and I seek thy refuge from cowardice and niggardliness, and the overpowering of debt and the oppressions of men.
Academic text (2015) -
His niggardliness made it difficult for his friends to rely on him during tough times.
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The company's niggardliness in budget allocations hindered meaningful employee benefits.
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Her niggardliness was evident when she refused to share even the smallest amount of food.
Synonyms
2
9.9
A strong habit of not spending money or using resources
2
6.7
Not willing to spend money or share things
1
7.5
Not willing to spend much money
1
6.8
A habit of not wanting to give or spend money
1
8.2
Not wanting to spend money, even on small things you need
Not wanting to spend money or share things
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
A strong unwillingness to spend money
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
Not wanting to spend money or share with others
Not willing to spend money or give things to others
Refusal to spend money or share with others
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Niggardliness comes from the old word niggard, which meant 'stingy' and was used long ago in English and Norse. A helpful thing to remember is that it is not related to the racial slur that sounds similar; it simply describes someone very 'mean with money'. So, niggardliness means extreme 'stinginess'.