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parsimoniousness

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par·si·mo·ni·ous  (pärs-mn-s)
adj.
Excessively sparing or frugal.
parsi·moni·ous·ly adv.
parsi·moni·ous·ness n.
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Noun1.parsimoniousness - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
parsimony, penny-pinching, thrift
frugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste
2.parsimoniousness - extreme stinginess
minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimony, closeness, tightness
stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
littleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters
miserliness - total lack of generosity with money
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