parsimony [noun]

Definition of parsimony:

  • Extreme unwillingness to spend money; stinginess.
  • Excessive frugality.

Synonyms of parsimony:

● Stinginess

● Miserliness

● Niggardliness

● Tightfistedness

● Meanness

● Cheapness

● Thrift

● Economy

● Frugality

● Penuriousness

● Closeness

● Minginess

● Niggardness

● Parsimoniousness

● Tightness


Opposite/Antonyms of parsimony:

● Generosity

● Liberality

● Munificence

● Lavishness

● Extravagance

● Profusion

● Bounty

● Openhandedness

● Philanthropy

● Luxury

● Opulence

● Wealth

● Openheartedness


Sentence/Example of parsimony:

The parsimony of the process explains how he was able to release two albums full of his material within a year.