Miserly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪzɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪzəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪzəli/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪzɚli/.

Examples

a mean person
he left a miserly tip

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mingy tight mean

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

“a mean person”

Word Forms

meanness	noun	extreme stinginess
minginess	noun	extreme stinginess
miser	noun	a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
miserliness	noun	total lack of generosity with money
tightness	noun	extreme stinginess

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geizig

(Verwendung von Personen oder Verhalten), das durch mangelnde Großzügigkeit gekennzeichnet ist oder darauf hinweist

🇫🇷French

avare

(utilisé pour désigner des personnes ou un comportement) caractérisé par ou indiquant un manque de générosité

🇪🇸Spanish

avaro

(usado para personas o comportamiento) caracterizado o indicativo de falta de generosidad

🇮🇹Italian

avaro

(usato per persone o comportamenti) caratterizzato o indicativo di mancanza di generosità

🇳🇱Dutch

gierig

(gebruikt voor personen of gedrag) gekenmerkt door of indicatief voor een gebrek aan vrijgevigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

avarento

(usado para pessoas ou comportamento) caracterizado ou indicativo de falta de generosidade

🇷🇺Russian

скупой

(используется в отношении людей или поведения), характеризующийся отсутствием щедрости или указывающий на него

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपण

(व्यक्तियों या व्यवहार का प्रयोग) उदारता की कमी का लक्षण या सूचक

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃপণভাবে

(ব্যক্তি বা আচরণের ব্যবহৃত) দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা উদারতার অভাবের নির্দেশক

🇮🇳Tamil

கஞ்சன்

(நபர்கள் அல்லது நடத்தையைப் பயன்படுத்துகிறது) தாராள மனப்பான்மையின் பற்றாக்குறையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது அல்லது குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చిగా

(వ్యక్తులు లేదా ప్రవర్తన యొక్క ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) వర్ణించబడింది లేదా దాతృత్వం లేకపోవడాన్ని సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कंजूषपणे

(व्यक्ती किंवा वर्तनाचा वापर) वैशिष्ट्यीकृत किंवा उदारतेच्या अभावाचे सूचक

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંજૂસ

(વ્યક્તિઓ અથવા વર્તનનો ઉપયોગ) લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા ઉદારતાના અભાવનું સૂચક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಪುಣ

(ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಬಳಕೆ) ಔದಾರ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിശുക്ക്

(വ്യക്തികളുടെയോ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്) ഔദാര്യത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਜੂਸ

(ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ) ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਜਾਂ ਉਦਾਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنجوسی سے

(افراد یا طرز عمل کا استعمال) جس کی خصوصیت یا سخاوت کی کمی کی نشاندہی ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吝啬的

（用于人或行为）以或表明缺乏慷慨为特征的

🇯🇵Japanese

ケチな

（人や行動を使って）寛大さの欠如を特徴とする、または寛大さの欠如を示す

🇰🇷Korean

인색하게

(사람이나 행동에 사용됨) 관대함이 부족함을 나타냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

keo kiệt

(dùng cho người hoặc hành vi) được đặc trưng bởi hoặc biểu thị sự thiếu rộng lượng

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้เหนียว

(ใช้ของบุคคลหรือพฤติกรรม) มีลักษณะหรือบ่งบอกถึงการขาดความมีน้ำใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kikir

(Digunakan untuk orang atau perilaku) yang ditandai dengan atau menunjukkan kurangnya kemurahan hati

🇵🇭Filipino

kuripot

(ginagamit sa mga tao o pag-uugali) na nailalarawan o nagpapahiwatig ng kakulangan ng pagkabukas-palad

🇲🇾Malay

kikir

(digunakan untuk orang atau tingkah laku) yang dicirikan oleh atau menunjukkan kekurangan kemurahan hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخيل

(تستخدم للأشخاص أو السلوك) تتميز أو تدل على عدم الكرم

🇮🇷Persian

خسیس

(استفاده از افراد یا رفتار) که با یا نشان دهنده فقدان سخاوت است

🇹🇷Turkish

cimri

(kişiler veya davranışlar için kullanılır) cömertlik eksikliği ile karakterize edilir veya bunun göstergesidir

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַמצָן

(בשימוש באנשים או בהתנהגות) המאופיין או מעיד על חוסר נדיבות

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The primary meaning of 'miserly' is '(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity'.

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