parsimoniousness

/,pɑ:si'mounjəsnis/

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The old man's parsimoniousness was evident as he carefully mended his worn-out socks.

Definition

Noun:
- Extreme stinginess; excessive frugality: The quality of being extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources, often to an unreasonable degree.
- Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily: The practice of being very cautious and restrained with expenditures.

Examples of Usage

Noun:
- His parsimoniousness meant the office never had new supplies. (His extreme stinginess meant the office never had new supplies.)
- The project's failure was attributed to the founder's parsimoniousness with the budget. (The project's failure was attributed to the founder's extreme reluctance to spend money.)
- She was known for her parsimoniousness, reusing tea bags to save a few cents. (She was known for her excessive frugality, reusing tea bags to save a few cents.)

Advanced Usage

"The parsimoniousness of...": Used to describe the extreme frugality characteristic of a person, institution, or policy.
- The parsimoniousness of the administration led to cuts in essential services.
As a character trait: Often used in formal or critical contexts to describe a negative quality of excessive thrift.
- His reputation for parsimoniousness made him unpopular with his staff.

Variants and Related Words

Parsimonious (adj): Characterized by or showing parsimoniousness; stingy.
- He was too parsimonious to donate to the charity.
Parsimony (n): Often used interchangeably with , especially in formal writing. It can also mean simplicity in scientific theories.
- The principle of parsimony favors the simplest explanation.

Synonyms

Stinginess: Unwillingness to spend money.
Miserliness: Extreme greed for wealth, often manifested as stinginess.
Frugality (can be neutral or positive, unlike which is typically negative): The quality of being economical with resources.
Penny-pinching: Informal term for extreme reluctance to spend money.
Tightfistedness: Informal term for being stingy.

Antonyms

Related Idioms and Phrases

Penny-wise and pound-foolish: An idiom describing someone who is careful about small amounts of money () but wasteful with large sums. This concept is closely related to the negative implications of .
- His parsimoniousness with office supplies was penny-wise, but his poor investment was pound-foolish.

The old man's parsimoniousness was evident as he carefully mended his worn-out socks.

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