EN

Synonyms for niggardliness

Most common

tightness avarice meanness parsimony

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state of being niggardly; parsimony.

Forms

Plural
niggardlinesses → meannesses, parsimonies, tightnesses, avarices…

Example sentences

  • tightness I felt an uncomfortable tightness in my chest.
  • avarice Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
  • meanness I took for granted that he was above such meanness.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
niggardlinessfalling
tightnessrising
avaricesteady
meannesssteady
parsimonyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
avarice3
8 letters
meanness2, niggardy
9 letters
closeness2, tightness2, cheapness2, parsimony4, minginess, niggardry
10 letters
stinginess3, niggardise
11 letters
niggardness, niggardship
15 letters
tightfistedness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avarice3 = 3 syllables).