parsimoniousness

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.

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par′si·mo′ni·ous·ly adv.par′si·mo′ni·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parsimoniousness - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarilyparsimony, penny-pinching, thriftfrugality, frugalness - prudence in avoiding waste
	2.	parsimoniousness - extreme stinginess minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimony, closeness, tightnessstinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with moneylittleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling mattersmiserliness - total lack of generosity with money