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Definition of Stinginess
1. Noun. A lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money.
Specialized synonyms: Closeness, Meanness, Minginess, Niggardliness, Niggardness, Parsimoniousness, Parsimony, Tightfistedness, Tightness, Penuriousness, Illiberality, Selfishness
Antonyms: Generosity
Derivative terms: Stingy
Definition of Stinginess
1. n. The quality or state of being stingy.
Definition of Stinginess
1. Noun. A lack of generosity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stinginess
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stinginess
Literary usage of Stinginess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa: As Medical Officer of the Emin by Thomas Heazle Parke (1891)
"... their rifles—Immunity of our men from sunstroke—We experience sharp alternations
of temperature— Large herds of cattle—stinginess of the natives—Another ..."
2. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1892)
"... those of which one says in particular there are four species : when stinginess
... when pride benefits stinginess, when stinginess benefits stinginess, ..."
3. Life in the Army, in the Departments of Virginia, and the Gulf: Including by John Chandler Gregg (1868)
"BISHOP, HEILNER, AND CARSON—MISSIONARY COLLECTION—ASTOUNDING stinginess—A FREE
GOSPEL—REFLECTIONS —OPPOSITION TO REVIVALS—A ..."
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