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stinginess

English

Etymology

stingy +? -ness

Noun

stinginess (usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)

  1. A lack of generosity.

Synonyms

  • parsimony
  • niggardliness (which see for more related synonyms)
  • see also greed, avarice

Related terms

  • stingy

Translations

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stingy

English

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: st?n?j?, IPA(key): /?st?nd?i/

Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

  1. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean
    • 1909, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea Chapter XVIII
      "Well, I'm doing my best to grow," said Davy, "but it's a thing you can't hurry much. If Marilla wasn't so stingy with her jam I believe I'd grow a lot faster."
  2. Small, scant, meager, insufficient
Usage notes

Use of "stingy of" was about as common as use of "stingy with" until about 1900 but became much less common by and since 1920.

Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:stingy
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

sting +? -y

Pronunciation

  • enPR: st?ng??, IPA(key): /?st??i/

Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

  1. Stinging; able to sting.
Translations

Anagrams

  • Yingst, stying, tyings

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