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Webster 1913 Edition

Stinginess

Stin′gi-ness

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Noun.

The quality or state of being stingy.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stinginess

STINGINESS

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Noun.

[from stingy.] Extreme avarice; mean covetousness; niggardliness.

Definition 2025

stinginess

stinginess

English

Noun

stinginess ‎(usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)

A lack of generosity.

Synonyms

parsimony
niggardliness (which see for more related synonyms)
see also greed, avarice

Related terms

stingy

Translations

lack of generosity

French: radinerie (fr) f
German: Geiz (de) m
Irish: péisteánacht f, cinnteacht f, cruacht f, ceacharthacht f, sprionlaitheacht f, gortaíl f, cruáil f, cruálacht f, cruas m, caillteacht f, gannchúis f, stinsireacht f, neoid f (literary)
Italian: taccagneria, tirchieria (it), avarizia (it), grettezza f
Latin: avāritia f

Norwegian: gjerrighet (no)
Romanian: avariție (ro) f, zgârcenie (ro) f, parcimonie (ro) f
Russian: жа́дность (ru) f ‎(žádnostʹ), ску́пость (ru) f ‎(skúpostʹ)
Slovene: skopušnost f
Spanish: tacañería
Tagalog: kakulpitan, kakuriputan
Turkish: cimrilik (tr)