parsimony

parsimony is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
2. noun. extreme stinginess

   Synonyms: closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, tightness

3. noun. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

   Synonyms: thrift

Synonyms

closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, tightness, thrift

Common word forms

parsimonies

Words from these letters

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