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De - Pt| English Dictionary: frugality | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for frugality | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Frugality \Fru*gal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Frugalities}. [L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalit[82].] 1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits. --Burke. 2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise. Syn: Economy; parsimony. See {Economy}. | |
