frugality

Noun

Meaning

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.

A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

parsimony frugalness economy thriftiness providence temperance prudence husbandry meanness care conservation saving restraint celibacy abstinence

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Antonyms

highlife excess abuse surplus abundance dissolution

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Hypernyms

prudence

Hyponyms

economy parsimony thrift penny-pinching parsimoniousness thriftiness

Derivatives

frugalities

Examples

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits. Edmund Burke

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality. John Tyler

I hold it the duty of the Executive to insist upon frugality in the expenditures, and a sparing economy is itself a great national resource. Andrew Johnson

Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality. Chinese Proverb

Frugality is a great revenue. Latin Proverb

Frugality is an estate alone. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

frugalism frugalist frugalista frugalize frugally frugalness