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stinginess

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English

Etymology

From stingy + -ness.

Pronunciation

Noun

stinginess (usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)

  1. The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
    Coordinate terms: (appropriate parsimony) frugality, thrift, thriftiness
    Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness

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