Meanings
nounstinginess (usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)
plural stinginesses
- uncountableusuallyThe property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness
Synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek φειδωλία, μικρολογία
- φειδωλία (pheidōlía)lack of generosity
- μικρολογία (mikrología)lack of generosity
Arabic بُخْل
- بُخْل (buḵl)lack of generosity
Czech lakota, skoupost
- lakotalack of generosity
- skoupostlack of generosity
- škudlivostlack of generosity
- skrblictvílack of generosity
Danish nærighed
- nærighedlack of generosity
Dutch gierigheid, vrekkigheid
- gierigheidlack of generosity
- vrekkigheidlack of generosity
- inhaligheidlack of generosity
- schraperigheidlack of generosity
Finnish kitsaus, itaruus
- kitsauslack of generosity
- itaruuslack of generosity
- saituuslack of generosity
- pihiyslack of generosity
- nuukuuslack of generosity
French radinerie, pingrerie
- radinerielack of generosity
- pingrerielack of generosity
- avaricelack of generosity
German Geiz, Knauserei
- Geizlack of generosity
- Knausereilack of generosity
Irish péisteánacht, cinnteacht
- péisteánachtlack of generosity
- cinnteachtlack of generosity
- cruachtlack of generosity
- ceacharthachtlack of generosity
- sprionlaitheachtlack of generosity
- gortaíllack of generosity
- cruáillack of generosity
- cruálachtlack of generosity
- cruaslack of generosity
- caillteachtlack of generosity
- gannchúislack of generosity
- stinsireachtlack of generosity
Italian taccagneria, tirchieria
- taccagnerialack of generosity
- tirchierialack of generosity
- avarizialack of generosity
- grettezzalack of generosity
- pitoccherialack of generosity
- spilorcerialack of generosity
Latin avāritia
- avāritialack of generosity
Norwegian gjerrighet
- gjerrighetlack of generosity
Polish skąpość
- skąpośćlack of generosity
Romanian avariție, zgârcenie
- avarițielack of generosity
- zgârcenielack of generosity
- parcimonielack of generosity
Russian жа́дность, ску́пость
- жа́дность (žádnostʹ)lack of generosity
- ску́пость (skúpostʹ)lack of generosity
Spanish tacañería
- tacañeríalack of generosity
Tagalog kakulpitan, kakuriputan
- kakulpitanlack of generosity
- kakuriputanlack of generosity
Turkish cimrilik
- cimriliklack of generosity
Cite this entry
APA
stinginess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinginess
MLA
“stinginess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinginess. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stinginess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stinginess.
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