niggardliness

== English == === Etymology === From niggardly +‎ -ness. === Noun === niggardliness (usually uncountable, plural niggardlinesses) The state of being niggardly; parsimony. [from 16th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== See niggardly § Usage notes. ==== Synonyms ==== niggardness, niggardship, niggardy, niggardry, niggardise (all obsolete)