“parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”
Word Forms
parsimony
noun
extreme stinginess
parsimoniousness
noun
extreme stinginess
penuriousness
noun
a disposition to be niggardly with money
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sparsam
übermäßige Ausgabenfreudigkeit
🇫🇷French
parcimonieux
excessivement réticent à dépenser
🇪🇸Spanish
parsimonioso
excesivamente reacio a gastar
🇮🇹Italian
parsimonioso
eccessivamente riluttante a spendere
🇳🇱Dutch
spaarzaam
buitensporig onwillig om geld uit te geven
🇵🇹Portuguese
parcimonioso
excessivamente relutante em gastar
🇷🇺Russian
экономный
чрезмерное нежелание тратить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
किफ़ायती
अत्यधिक खर्च करने को तैयार नहीं
🇮🇳Tamil
பாகுபடுத்தும்
அதிகமாக செலவு செய்ய விருப்பமில்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
పార్సిమోనియస్
అధికంగా ఖర్చు చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడరు
🇮🇳Marathi
पारदर्शक
जास्त खर्च करण्यास तयार नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરસ્પર
અતિશય ખર્ચ કરવા તૈયાર નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪಾರ್ಸಿಮೋನಿಯಸ್
ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പാർസിമോണിയസ്
അമിതമായി ചെലവഴിക്കാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰਸਪਰ
ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਖਰਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہمدرد
ضرورت سے زیادہ خرچ کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
吝啬的
过于不愿意花钱
🇯🇵Japanese
倹約的な
過度に支出をしたくない
🇰🇷Korean
지극히 검소한
지나치게 지출을 꺼린다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tằn tiện
quá không muốn chi tiêu
🇹🇭Thai
ใจดี
ไม่เต็มใจที่จะใช้จ่ายมากเกินไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
pelit
terlalu tidak mau mengeluarkan uang
🇵🇭Filipino
matipid
sobrang ayaw gumastos
🇲🇾Malay
pelit
terlalu tidak mahu berbelanja
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شديد البخل
عدم الرغبة بشكل مفرط في الإنفاق
🇮🇷Persian
صرفه جو
بیش از حد تمایلی به خرج کردن ندارد
🇹🇷Turkish
cimri
harcamak konusunda aşırı isteksiz
🇮🇱Hebrew
קַמצָנִי
חוסר רצון מוגזם להוציא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'parsimonious'?
The primary meaning of 'parsimonious' is 'excessively unwilling to spend'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'parsimonious' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'parsimonious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'parsimonious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'parsimonious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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