frugal
/ˈfɹuːɡəl/
frugal adjective: careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
Adjective
frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)
- Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
- frugal advice
- By what a frugal man annually saves, he not only affords maintenance to an additional number of productive hands, for that or the ensuing year, but [also] establishes as it were a perpetual fund for the maintenance of an equal number in all times to come.1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Book II, Chapter III
- Obtained by or characterized by frugality.
- frugal fortune; frugal fare
- frugal breakfast
frugal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
frugal in Hindi
- frugal, thrifty
- संचयशील sañcayśīl
frugal in Tamil
- செட்டான, சிக்கனமான, உணவு வகையில் மட்டாகச் செலவிடுகிற, சிறிதளவாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட, மிகு குறைவாகத் தருவித்துக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட, அற்பமான
frugal in Marathi
- मितव्ययी
frugal in Urdu
- جزرس, کفایت شعار
More languagesFewer languages
- frugal in Bengali
- মিতব্যয়ী mitôbbyayi, মিত mitô
- frugal in Malayalam
- മിതവ്യയമായ, മിച്ചംപിടിക്കുന്ന, ചെലവുകറഞ്ഞ, പിടിച്ചു ചെലവു ചെയ്യുന്ന
- frugal in Kannada
- ಮಿತವ್ಯಯದ, ಹಿಡಿತದ, ಮಿತ, ಜಾಗರೂಕ
- frugal in Punjabi
- ਕਮਖਰਚ kamkharac
- frugal in Gujarati
- મિતવ્યયી
- frugal in Odia
- ମିତବ୍ଯ଼ଯ଼ୀ
- frugal in Nepali
- मितव्ययी
- frugal in Persian
- صرفهجو sarfe-ju, اقتصادی eqtesâdi
- frugal in Vietnamese
- tằn tiện
Examples of frugal in a sentence
- […] a frugal meal, which consisted of roots and tea,[…]1762, Oliver Goldsmith, edited by Austin Dobson, The Citizen of the World, volume II, London: J. M. Dent and Co., published 1891, page 48:
- Pinching and paring he might furnish forth / A frugal board, bare sustenance, no more,[…]1868, Robert Browning, “Half-Rome” (chapter II), in The Ring and the Book:
Synonyms of frugal
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Forms of frugal
| comparative | more frugal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most frugal |
Origin of frugal
From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).
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Questions about frugal
- What does frugal mean?
- Frugal means careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
- What is frugal in Hindi?
- Frugal in Hindi is संचयशील (sañcayśīl). See Frugal meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use frugal in a sentence?
- […] a frugal meal, which consisted of roots and tea,[…]
- What part of speech is frugal?
- Frugal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce frugal?
- Frugal is pronounced /ˈfɹuːɡəl/.
Words near frugal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: frugal (page history and authors); संचयशील (Hindi) (page history and authors); frugal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frugal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frugal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মিত (Bengali) (page history and authors); frugal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frugal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frugal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frugal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frugal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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