stinginess
stinginess noun: the property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
Noun
stinginess (usually uncountable, plural stinginesses)
- The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
- Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness
- Synonyms:
- cheapness, tightness, miserliness
stinginess meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
stinginess in Hindi
- stinginess
- कृपणता kŕpaṇtā
stinginess in Tamil
- கஞ்சத்தனம், கடும்பற்றுள்ளம்
stinginess in Telugu
- stinginess
- బంక baṅka
More languagesFewer languages
- stinginess in Kannada
- ಜಿಪುಣತನ, ಕೃಪಣತನ, ಜುಗ್ಗತನ
- stinginess in Gujarati
- કંજૂસાઈ kañjūsāī
- stinginess in Tagalog
- kakulpitan, kakuriputan
- stinginess in Arabic
- بُخْل buḵl
Synonyms of stinginess
Forms of stinginess
| plural | stinginesses |
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Origin of stinginess
From stingy + -ness.
Questions about stinginess
- What does stinginess mean?
- Stinginess means the property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
- What is stinginess in Hindi?
- Stinginess in Hindi is कृपणता (kŕpaṇtā). See Stinginess meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stinginess?
- Stinginess is a noun.
- What is the plural of stinginess?
- The plural of stinginess is stinginesses.
Words near stinginess in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stinginess (page history and authors); कृपणता (Hindi) (page history and authors); stinginess (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stinginess (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); బంక (Telugu) (page history and authors); stinginess (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કંજૂસાઈ (Gujarati) (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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