Synonyms for frugality
Most common
economy thrift stinginess thriftiness moderation prudence scrimping frugalness
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Noun
1. Thriftiness — the quality of being frugal; prudent economy
thriftiness, thrift, economy, stinginess, husbandry, cheapness, saving, providence, tightness, miserliness, parsimoniousness, sparingness, penuriousness, parsimony dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
Forms
- Plural
- frugalities → thriftinesses, thrifts, economies, stinginesses…
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Frugality exalted into a virtue to be practised for its own sake, instead of as a means to an end, becomes the vice of parsimony. Economy manages, frugality saves, providence plans, thrift at once earns and saves, with a view to wholesome and profitable expenditure at a fitting time.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- economy Tourism is important to the economy of my country.
- thrift You can get clothes for cheap at a thrift store.
- stinginess There's a big difference between frugality and stinginess.
- thriftiness Thriftiness was against my nature.
- moderation It's all right to drink, but drink in moderation.
- prudence It is clear that he failed for lack of prudence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| frugality | steady | |
| economy | steady | |
| thrift | falling | |
| stinginess | rising | |
| thriftiness | steady | |
| moderation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- saving2, thrift1
- 7 letters
- economy4
- 8 letters
- prudence2
- 9 letters
- tightness2, husbandry3, cheapness2, parsimony4, scrimping2
- 10 letters
- providence3, moderation4, stinginess3, frugalness
- 11 letters
- thriftiness, miserliness, sparingness
- 13 letters
- penuriousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saving2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- frugalité
- Español
- frugalidad