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miserliness

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/

miserliness noun: the property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.

Noun

miserliness (usually uncountable, plural miserlinesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
    • Near-synonyms: stinginess, cheapness, tightness
    • Even his amazing miserliness was passed over acceptedly, for of such are the kingdom of shepherd millionaires.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 195

miserliness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

miserliness in Hindi

miserliness, stinginess
कंजूसी kañjūsī
miserliness
कार्पण्य kārpaṇya

miserliness in Tamil

உலவம், ஊசல், பங்கசார்த்தம், அறுபகை, கைக்கூச்சம், சுருக்கு

miserliness in Urdu

خست

miserliness in Bengali

miserliness
কিপটামি kipṭami
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miserliness in Malayalam
പിശുക്ക് piśukkŭ

Synonyms of miserliness

Forms of miserliness

pluralmiserlinesses

Origin of miserliness

From miserly + -ness.

Questions about miserliness

What does miserliness mean?
Miserliness means the property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
What is miserliness in Hindi?
Miserliness in Hindi is कंजूसी (kañjūsī), कार्पण्य (kārpaṇya). See Miserliness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is miserliness?
Miserliness is a noun.
How do you pronounce miserliness?
Miserliness is pronounced /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/.
What is the plural of miserliness?
The plural of miserliness is miserlinesses.

Words near miserliness in the dictionary

  1. miserite
  2. Miserlian
  3. Miserlians
  4. miserliest
  5. miserlily
  6. miserliness
  7. miserlinesses
  8. miserly
  9. misers
  10. misery
  11. misery enjoys company

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Adapted from Wiktionary: miserliness (page history and authors); कंजूसी (Hindi) (page history and authors); miserliness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); miserliness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কিপটামি (Bengali) (page history and authors). 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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