Parsimoniousness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  parsimoniousness \parsimoniousness\ n.
     1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in
        spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
  
     Syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. An extreme stinginess.
  
     Syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness,
          parsimony, tightfistedness.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parsimonious \Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See
     {Parsimony}.]
     Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal
     to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --
     {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
                                                    --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the
           expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war
           will drain us of more men and money.     --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving;
          mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parsimoniousness
       n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
            unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {thrift}, {penny-pinching}]
       2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness},
           {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness},
           {closeness}]