stinginess
1
6.8
- noun
- /ˈstɪn.dʒi.nəs/
:
tacañería
- Liz always accuses me of stinginess, but I agree with my father.
- corporate stinginess
And me, my selfishness, my stinginess, I had failed to include all of it.
- And me, my selfishness, my stinginess, I had failed to include all of it.
- There is a meanness to stinginess, and it overlaps quite clearly with the meanness of the narcissistic personality.
- I, I do kind of feel a sense of protection and maybe it's stinginess.
Examples
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His stinginess was evident when he refused to contribute even a small amount to the fund.
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In this context, stinginess is a serious shortcoming.
Academic text (1994) -
One judge interpreted such causes as stinginess (internal cause), and another interpreted them as lack of economic resources (external cause).
Academic text (2001) -
We apologize for the stinginess of the prizes, but Bumsville is at this moment in the midst of an economic crisis.
Fiction book (1996) -
His dislike for Trina increased with every day of her persistent stinginess.
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Likewise, with generosity, the excess would be extravagance and the deficiency would be stinginess.
Academic text (2003) -
She shook her head, silently cursing her mother's stubbornness, not to mention her stinginess.
Fiction book (1996) -
Greed or stinginess is immoral because it would destroy the fabric of community so painstakingly constructed through sharing food and feasting communally (see Mauss 1967; Young 1986).
Academic text (1992) -
The charity struggled to survive due to the community's stinginess towards donations.
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Despite her wealth, her stinginess prevented her from helping those in need.
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
A strong unwillingness to spend money
1
8.2
Not wanting to spend money, even on small things you need
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
Extreme unwillingness to give or spend money
A strong unwillingness to spend money
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
Not willing to spend money or give things to others
Antonyms
How Generous
- Formal
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9.9
1
7.0
128
2.1
8
5.8
1
6.8
1
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stinginess comes from the simple word sting, which means 'to prick' or 'to cause a small pain', and this idea of a sharp, tight hold came to be used for keeping things back. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a sting making you hold your coins close, so stinginess means 'an unwillingness to give or spend'.