parsimoniousness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: parsimoniousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for parsimoniousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parsimoniousness n extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Synonym(s): parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching extreme stinginess Synonym(s): meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parsimonious \Par`simo"nious\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See {Parsimony}.] Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- {Par`simo"niously}, adv. -- {Par`simo"niousness}, n. A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. --Bacon. 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. Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.