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sparingness

sparingness noun: the property of being sparing.

Noun

sparingness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being sparing.

Synonyms of sparingness

Origin of sparingness

From sparing + -ness.

Questions about sparingness

What does sparingness mean?
Sparingness means the property of being sparing.
What part of speech is sparingness?
Sparingness is a noun.

Words near sparingness in the dictionary

  1. sparing no effort
  2. sparing no expense
  3. sparing someone the details
  4. sparing someone's blushes
  5. sparingly
  6. sparingness
  7. sparings
  8. sparite
  9. sparites
  10. sparitic
  11. spark

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