Frugality
81prudence — pru·dence / prüd əns/ n: attentiveness to possible hazard: caution or circumspection as to danger or risk a person of ordinary prudence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prudence …
82economy — n. frugality 1) to practice economy 2) strict economy economic structure 3) a free market; national; peacetime; planned; shaky; sound; wartime economy the science of economies 4) political economy * * * [ɪ kɒnəmɪ] national peacetime planned shaky …
83husbandry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. frugality, economy; farming, agriculture. See conduct. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Farming] Syn. agriculture, tillage, land management; see farming . 2. [Management of one s private affairs] Syn. home… …
84parsimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive frugality Nouns 1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, stinginess, miserliness; illiberality, avarice, greed (see desire). See selfishness, economy. 2. miser, niggard, churl, skinflint, scrimp,… …
85prudence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discretion, carefulness, caution, circumspection, tact; policy, foresight; care, thought fulness, judiciousness. See virtue. Ant., imprudence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. caution, circumspection, judgment …
86Temperance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Temperance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 temperance temperance moderation sobriety soberness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 forbearance forbearance abnegation Sgm: N 2 self denial self denial self restraint …
87thrive — [13] Thrive was borrowed from Old Norse thrífask ‘grasp for oneself’, hence ‘prosper’, the reflexive form of thrífa ‘grasp, seize’ (whose throat 506 origins are not known). The word’s semantic development from ‘grasp for oneself’ to ‘prosper’ was …
88Spartan — early 15c., of or pertaining to the classical Gk. city of Sparta, from Sparta capital of Laconia, famed for severity of its social order, the frugality of its people, the valor of its army, and the brevity of its speech. Meaning characterized by… …
89frugal — [[t]fru͟ːg(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves. She lives a frugal life. Syn: thrifty Derived words: frugality N UNCOUNT We must practise the strictest frugality… …
90savingness — n. quality of being saving; caution not to spend money uselessly; quality of being economical, frugality; extreme frugality or thriftiness parsimony; inclination to promote salvation …
