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/fɹuːˈɡæləti/
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The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony, tightness, stinginess, miserliness
Antonyms: none provided
A sparing use; sparingness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prudence in avoiding waste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frugalness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prudence
Narrower terms: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching, economy, thriftiness
Borrowed from Middle French frugalité. By surface analysis, frugal + -ity.
Across languages
Translations 55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
տնտեսողություն
(tntesoġutʻyun)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Armenian :
խնայողություն
(xnayoġutʻyun)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Armenian :
չափավորություն
(čʻapʻavorutʻyun)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Bulgarian :
пестеливост
(pestelivost)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Catalan :
frugalitat
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Czech :
skromnost
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Czech :
spořivost
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Danish :
nøjsomhed
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Danish :
beskedenhed
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Danish :
sparsommelighed
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Dutch :
zuinigheid
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Dutch :
spaarzaamheid
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Dutch :
frugaliteit
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Dutch :
soberheid
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Dutch :
matigheid
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Finnish :
säästäväisyys
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Finnish :
nuukuus
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
French :
frugalité
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Galician :
frugalidade
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
მომჭირნეობა
(momč̣irneoba)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
დამზოგველობა
(damzogveloba)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
ეკონომიურობა
(eḳonomiuroba)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
ზომიერება
(zomiereba)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
მოკრძალებულობა
(moḳrʒalebuloba)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Georgian :
ყაირათი
(q̇airati)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
German :
Genügsamkeit
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
German :
Einfachheit
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
German :
Frugalität
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
German :
Sparsamkeit
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Greek :
λιτότητα
(litótita)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Ancient Greek :
φειδωλία
(pheidōlía)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Irish :
baileachas
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Irish :
cruinneas
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Irish :
spárálacht
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Irish :
tíosaíocht
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Italian :
frugalità
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Latin :
parsimōnia
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Latin :
frūgālitās
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Norwegian Bokmål :
måtehold
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Norwegian Bokmål :
sparsommelighet
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Portuguese :
frugalidade
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Punjabi :
ਕਮਖਰਚੀ
(kamkharacī)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Romanian :
cumpătare
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Romanian :
frugalitate
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Russian :
бережли́вость
(berežlívostʹ)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Russian :
эконо́мность
(ekonómnostʹ)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Serbo-Croatian :
štedljivost
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Serbo-Croatian :
skromnost
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Serbo-Croatian :
čuvarnost
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Spanish :
frugalidad
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Spanish :
parsimonia
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Turkish :
tutumluluk
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Ottoman Turkish :
اداره
(idâre)
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Welsh :
cynildeb
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
Welsh :
darbodaeth
— quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
