stinginess

/'stindʤinis/

Thân thiện

A man's stinginess is evident as he carefully counts his coins at home.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money: The quality of being stingy; an unwillingness to spend money or give things away.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • His stinginess was well-known among his friends; he never offered to pay for anything.
  • The company's stinginess with employee benefits led to low morale.
  • She was criticized for her stinginess, even when donating to charity.

Advanced Usage

• "The stinginess of spirit": A metaphorical use describing a lack of generosity in attitudes or emotions, not just with money.
  • His refusal to forgive showed a profound stinginess of spirit.

Variants and Related Words

• Stingy (adj): Unwilling to give or spend; not generous.
  • He is too stingy to buy a proper gift.
• Stint (verb/noun): To be sparing or frugal; a period of time or limited supply. (Shares a conceptual link with restriction).
  • He didn't stint on the ingredients for the feast. (Verb - to be unsparing)
  • She did a stint as a volunteer. (Noun - a fixed period)

Synonyms

• Miserliness: Excessive desire to save money; extreme stinginess.
• Parsimony: Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
• Tightfistedness: Reluctance to spend money.
• Penny-pinching: Extreme care in spending money.

Antonyms

• Generosity: The quality of being kind and generous.
• Munificence: The quality of being very generous.
• Largesse: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts.

Related Idioms

• "To be tight with money": To be unwilling to spend money.
  • He's always been tight with money, so don't expect a loan.
• "To pinch pennies": To be extremely careful with money, often excessively so.
  • They are pinching pennies to save for a new house.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money