niggardness

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noun

Niggardliness.

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meannessminginessniggardlinessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
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Meanings

nounniggardness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNiggardliness.

    And the niggardness of Nature makes the misery of man.

    1890, William Watson, Ireland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounextreme stinginess

Similar
meannessminginessniggardlinessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
Broader
stinginess
Also see
closenessmeannessminginessniggardlinessparsimoniousnessparsimonytightfistednesstightness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From niggard + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

niggardness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardness

MLA

“niggardness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “niggardness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niggardness.

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