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单词 frugal
释义

frugal

adjective

fru·​gal ˈfrü-gəl How to pronounce frugal (audio)
: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
frugally
ˈfrü-gə-lē How to pronounce frugal (audio)
adverb

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Frugal Has Surprising Roots

Those who are frugal are unwilling to (lavishly) enjoy the fruits of their labors, so it may surprise you to learn that frugal ultimately derives from the Latin frux, meaning "fruit" or "value," and is even a distant cousin of the Latin word for "enjoy" (frui). The connection between fruit or value and restraint was first made in Latin; the Middle French word that English speakers eventually adopted as frugal came from the Latin adjective frugalis, a frux descendant meaning "virtuous" or "frugal." Although English speakers adopted frugal by the 16th century, they were already lavishly supplied with earlier coinages to denote the idea, including sparing and thrifty.

Synonyms

  • economical
  • economizing
  • provident
  • scrimping
  • sparing
  • thrifty
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Example Sentences

His meals are the frugal fare of the poor: tea, bread, yogurt, a bit of cheese, vegetables. Johanna McGeary, Time, 25 Oct. 2004 Like frugal cooks everywhere, Cajun cooks from generations past found plenty of ways to use every part of the animals they raised. Jeremy Sauer, Cook's Country, June 1995 In a frugal white frame house of tiny rooms that shook with every passing freight train, five boys of German immigrant background had grown up at the turn of the twentieth century. Robert D. Kaplan, An Empire Wilderness, 1988 a frugal meal of bread and cheese by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin frugalis virtuous, frugal, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

frugal

adjective

fru·​gal ˈfrü-gəl How to pronounce frugal (audio)
1
: careful in spending or using supplies
2
: simple and without unnecessary things
a frugal meal

frugal

adjective

as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • economical
  • economizing
  • thrifty
  • saving
  • prudent
  • provident
  • conserving
  • scrimping
  • sparing
  • cheap
  • preserving
  • foresighted
  • parsimonious
  • miserly
  • forehanded
  • foresightful
  • tightfisted
  • penurious
  • stingy
  • pinching
  • spare
  • penny-wise
  • penny-pinching
  • niggard
  • close
  • stinting
  • niggardly
  • mean
  • tight
  • closefisted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • spendthrift
  • wasteful
  • profligate
  • prodigal
  • unthrifty
  • improvident
  • generous
  • thriftless
  • liberal
  • unselfish
  • charitable
  • shortsighted
  • munificent
  • bountiful
  • extravagant
  • squandering
  • indulgent
  • unsparing
  • lavish
  • openhanded
  • freehanded
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of frugal are economical, sparing, and thrifty. While all these words mean "careful in the use of one's money or resources," frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle.

ran a frugal household

The synonyms economical and frugal are sometimes interchangeable, but economical stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of things to their best advantage.

an economical health-care plan

While in some cases nearly identical to frugal, sparing stresses abstention and restraint.

sparing in the offering of advice

The words thrifty and frugal can be used in similar contexts, but thrifty stresses good management and industry.

thrifty use of nonrenewable resources
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