NIGGARDLINESS

meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness

(noun) extreme stinginess

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

niggardliness (usually uncountable, plural niggardlinesses)

The state of being niggardly.

Synonyms

• niggardness, niggardship, niggardy, niggardry, niggardise (all obsolete)

Source: Wiktionary


Nig"gard*li*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess. Niggardliness is not good husbandry. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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