frugality
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, daring, hard, long, managed
VERB + FRUGALITY
says
FRUGALITY + NOUN
diligence, graft, mantra, retrenc, stinginess, virtue
PREP.
between, with, with
Definitions
noun
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Your sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own comfort, you might have been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—
A sparing use; sparingness.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — prudence in avoiding waste
- frugalness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
WiktionaryYour sense of honour and honesty would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenc
WiktionaryWith the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own tobacco, so he must not smoke all afternoon.
WiktionaryBy virtue of frugality he has made a fortune.
Tatoeba · #300602Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
Tatoeba · #413692To me, there are but three treasures, compassion, frugality, and not daring to take the lead in the empire.
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