different between frugal vs frugalness

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?u???l/
• Rhymes: -u???l

Adjective

frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)

1. Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

Synonyms

• cheap
• economical
• thrifty
• See also Thesaurus:frugal

Antonyms

• lavish
• prodigal
• spendthrift

Derived terms

• frugality

Translations

Further reading

• frugal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• frugal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fr?g?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?y.?al/

Adjective

frugal (feminine singular frugale, masculine plural frugaux, feminine plural frugales)

1. frugal, austere

Related terms

• frugalement
• frugalité

Further reading

• “frugal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fr?g?lis.

Adjective

frugal m or f (plural frugais)

1. frugal, economical

German

Etymology

From French frugal, from Latin frugalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [f?u??a?l]
• Hyphenation: fru?gal

Adjective

frugal (comparative frugaler, superlative am frugalsten)

1. frugal

Declension

Further reading

• “frugal” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin fr?g?lis.

Adjective

frugal (plural frugais, comparable)

1. frugal, economical

Romanian

Etymology

From French frugal, from Latin frugalis.

Adjective

frugal m or n (feminine singular frugal?, masculine plural frugali, feminine and neuter plural frugale)

1. frugal

Declension

Related terms

• frugalitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fr?g?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?u??al/, [f?u???al]

Adjective

frugal (plural frugales)

1. frugal, economical

English

Etymology

frugal +? -ness

Noun

frugalness (uncountable)

1. The property of being frugal.

Usage notes

The term frugality is much more commonly used.

Synonyms

• frugality
• parsimony
• thriftyness
• cheapness