stinginess

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being stingy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cheapness providence economy prudence husbandry meanness saving restraint greed austerity closeness selfishness egoism wickedness parsimony

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Antonyms

commonwealth infinity felicity effect advantage aid

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Hyponyms

meanness closeness selfishness illiberality niggardliness parsimoniousness

Examples

Trust allows you to give. Giving is abundant. As you give so it shall be given to you. If you give with judgment, limitation and stinginess, that is what you will create in your life - judgment, limitation, and stinginess. Gary Zukav

Stinginess demeans the value of man. Arabic Proverb

Stinginess deceives wisdom. Swedish Proverb

But then I wonder if all this generosity is just a reaction to the stinginess of our government, a way of coping with complicity in watching our fellow citizens freeze and starve. Source: Internet

I hope you believe me when I say that, this time, it wasn’t stinginess that held me back. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stingier stingiest stingily stinging stinging bee stinging fish