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Webster 1913 Edition
Frugality
Fru-gal′i-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Frugalities
(#)
. [L.
frugalitas
: cf. F. frugalité
.] 1.
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; –- opposed to extravagance.
Frugality
is founded on the principle that all riches havelimits.
Burke.
Syn. – Economy; parsimony. See
Economy
. Webster 1828 Edition
Frugality
FRUGAL'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Prudent economy; good husbandry or housewifery; a sparing use or appropriation of money or commodities; a judicious use of any thing to be expended or employed; that careful management of money or goods which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; that use in which nothing is wasted. It is not equivalent to parsimony, the latter being an excess of frugality, and a fault. Frugality is always a virtue. Nor is it synonymous with thrift, in its proper sense; for thrift is the effect of frugality.Without frugality none can become rich, and with it few would be poor.
2.
A prudent and sparing use or appropriation of any thing; as frugality of praise.Definition 2024
frugality
frugality
English
Noun
frugality (countable and uncountable, plural frugalities)
- The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
- A sparing use; sparingness.
Synonyms
Translations
quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift
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