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parsimony meaning in Tamil

சிக்கனம்

UK/ˈpɑːsɪməni//ˈpɑɹsəˌmoʊni/

parsimony in Tamil: சிக்கனம், கஞ்சத்தனம். In English, parsimony means with a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; (countable) an instance of this.

Tamil words for parsimony

சிக்கனம், கஞ்சத்தனம்

English meaning of parsimony

  1. noun With a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun With a positive connotation: careful spending of money or other resources; frugality, thrift; (countable) an instance of this.
  3. noun The quality of not generously giving, showing, or using something intangible, such as emotion, praise, or words.
  4. noun Chiefly in law of parsimony, principle of parsimony, etc.: the quality or characteristic of using the fewest facts or resources to explain a situation or to solve a problem.

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What is the meaning of parsimony in Tamil?
Parsimony in Tamil is சிக்கனம், கஞ்சத்தனம்.
parsimony என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Parsimony: சிக்கனம், கஞ்சத்தனம்.
What does parsimony mean in English?
Parsimony means with a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; (countable) an instance of this.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: parsimony (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: parsimony (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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