Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being unmiserly.
Franklin demonstrated his unmiserliness by withdrawing from active work in 1748.
1939, Ruth Ellen Dugan, The Social Philosophy of Benjamin Franklin, University of Wisconsin, page 353 more examples
Summer’s affirmation of Harvest’s evident unmiserliness—“I credit thee, and thinke thou wert belide” (890)—is an attempt to pacify a provoked husbandman, who is obviously unused to courtly manners and has threatened to make use of his scythe.
1995 spring, Sherri Geller, “Commentary as Cover-Up: Criticizing Illiberal Patronage in Thomas Nashe’s Summer’s Last Will and Testament”, in English Literary Renaissance, volume 25, number 2, pages 159–160Unless one believes in the unlimited graces of Allâh and trains oneself to be a donor and hospitable one will remain miserly. Allâh loves unmiserliness and benevolence.
1997, Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Mo’taz, “The negative qualities of mankind in the Holy Qur’ân”, in The Man: A Strange Creature with Diverse Qualities, Riyadh, Lahore, Houston: Darussalam, →ISBN, section “Miserliness”, page 25The eight desirable qualities are kindness, tolerance, forbearance, absence of envy, cleanliness, freedom from stress, welfare, unmiserliness and lack of desire.
2005, Swāmī Hariharānanda Āraṇya, “A Comprehensive Interpretation of Sāṁkhya-kārikās”, in Sāṁkhya Across The Millenniums, Madhupur: Kāpil Math, →ISBN, page 61
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