PARSIMONY

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

(noun) extreme stinginess

parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching

(noun) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

parsimony (usually uncountable, plural parsimonies)

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

Synonyms: stinginess, frugality, economy, Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

(by extension) The principle of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Source: Wiktionary

Par"si*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.]

Definition: Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.

Syn.

– Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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