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miserism

miserism noun: miserliness.

Noun

miserism (uncountable)

  1. miserliness
    • Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]2010, Dolly Freed, Possum Living, page 149

Origin of miserism

From miser + -ism.

Questions about miserism

What does miserism mean?
Miserism means miserliness.
What part of speech is miserism?
Miserism is a noun.

Words near miserism in the dictionary

  1. misericordia
  2. misericordias
  3. misericordious
  4. misericords
  5. miseries
  6. miserism
  7. miserite
  8. Miserlian
  9. Miserlians
  10. miserliest
  11. miserlily

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