niggardliness
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Niggardliness — Nig gard*li*ness (n[i^]g g[ e]rd*l[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess. [1913 Webster] Niggardliness is not good husbandry. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niggardliness — noun see niggardly … New Collegiate Dictionary
niggardliness — noun The state of being niggardly … Wiktionary
niggardliness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thrift, frugality, stinginess; see greed … English dictionary for students
niggardliness — nɪgÉ™(r)dlɪnɪs n. stinginess; cheapness … English contemporary dictionary
niggardliness — n. Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness, covetousness … New dictionary of synonyms
niggardliness — n 1. parsimony, miserliness, penu riousness, meanness, churlishness, nearness; stinginess, tightness, tight fistedness, closefistedness, closeness, closehandedness, cheapness, Sl. chintziness. 2. scrimpiness, shabbiness, grudgingness, begrudg… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
niggardliness — nig·gard·li·ness … English syllables
niggardliness — noun extreme stinginess • Syn: ↑meanness, ↑minginess, ↑niggardness, ↑parsimony, ↑parsimoniousness, ↑tightness, ↑tightfistedness, ↑closeness … Useful english dictionary
niggardly — niggardliness, n. /nig euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520 30; NIGGARD + LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly … Universalium
