stinginess

stin·gy  (stnj)

adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est

1. Giving or spending reluctantly.

2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

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[Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting.]

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stingi·ly adv.

stingi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, closeness, tightness - extreme stinginess penuriousness - a disposition to be niggardly with money illiberality - a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others generosity, generousness - the trait of being willing to give your money or time

Translations

stinginess [ˈstɪndʒɪnɪs] N → tacañería f

stinginess

n (inf, of person, government) → Geiz m, → Knauserigkeit f (inf), → Knickerigkeit f (inf); (of sum, portion, donation) → Schäbigkeit f, → Popeligkeit f (inf)

stinginess [ˈstɪndʒɪnɪs] n (pej) (of person) → avarizia, tirchieria; (of gift, contribution) → esiguità

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stinginess [ˈstɪndʒɪnɪs] n (pej) (of person) → avarizia, tirchieria; (of gift, contribution) → esiguità