PENURIOUSNESS

penuriousness

(noun) a disposition to be niggardly with money

impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness

(noun) a state of lacking money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

penuriousness (uncountable)

The quality of being penurious.

Synonyms

• (quality of being penurious): cheapness, frugality, miserliness, thriftiness

Source: Wiktionary



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26 October 2024

CONSCIENTIOUS

(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”


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