frugality

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French frugalité. By surface analysis, frugal +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɹuːˈɡæləti/ === Noun === frugality (countable and uncountable, plural frugalities) The quality of being frugal; prudent economy. Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy A sparing use; sparingness. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frugality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “frugality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.