thriftiness

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noun

The property of being thrifty.

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frugalityparsimonyeconomy
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Meanings

nounthriftiness (usually uncountable, plural thriftinesses)

plural thriftinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being thrifty.

    Synonyms: frugality, parsimony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property of being thrifty.

Similar
frugalityparsimony

More synonyms by meaning

nounfrugality in the expenditure of money or resources

Similar
economy
Broader
frugalityfrugalness
Also see
cheapnesseconomyfrugalityparsimonypenuriousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From thrifty + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek φειδωλία
  • φειδωλία (pheidōlía)the property of being thrifty
Finnish saituus
  • saituusthe property of being thrifty
Icelandic hirða
  • hirðathe property of being thrifty
Irish baileachas, bainistíocht
  • baileachasthe property of being thrifty
  • bainistíochtthe property of being thrifty
  • críonnachtthe property of being thrifty
  • tíosaíochtthe property of being thrifty
Italian parsimonia
  • parsimoniathe property of being thrifty
Latin parsimōnia
  • parsimōniathe property of being thrifty
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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