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parsimonious
par·si·mo·ni·ous P0083600 (pär′sə-mō′nē-əs)adj.1. Excessively sparing or frugal.2. Accounting for observed data with a relatively simple explanation: The physicist argued that her new theory was more parsimonious than the standard model.
par′si·mo′ni·ous·ly adv.par′si·mo′ni·ous·ness n.par•si•mo•ni•ous (ˌpɑr səˈmoʊ ni əs)
adj. given to parsimony; frugal or stingy. [1590–1600] par`si•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. par`si•mo′ni•ous•ness, n. syn: See stingy1. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | parsimonious - excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"penuriousstingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
parsimoniousadjective mean, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), miserly, near (informal), saving, sparing, grasping, miserable, stinting, frugal, niggardly, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arse (taboo slang), mingy (Brit. informal), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), cheeseparing, skinflinty, snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) the stereotype of the dour and parsimonious Scotsman
generous, lavish, extravagant, wasteful, open-handed, spendthrift, munificentparsimoniousadjectiveUngenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted.Translationsparcimonieuxparsimoniosotirchio
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Synonyms for parsimoniousadj meanSynonyms- mean
- stingy
- penny-pinching
- miserly
- near
- saving
- sparing
- grasping
- miserable
- stinting
- frugal
- niggardly
- penurious
- tightfisted
- close-fisted
- tight-arse
- mingy
- tight-ass
- tight-assed
- cheeseparing
- skinflinty
- snoep
- tight as a duck's arse
Antonyms- generous
- lavish
- extravagant
- wasteful
- open-handed
- spendthrift
- munificent
Synonyms for parsimoniousadj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- costive
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- niggardly
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- petty
- pinching
- stingy
- tight
- tightfisted
Synonyms for parsimoniousadj excessively unwilling to spendSynonymsRelated Words |