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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 have
limits.
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)

  1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
  2. A sparing use; sparingness.

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References

  • frugality in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • frugality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913