Stingy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unwilling to spend

deficient in amount or quality or extent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪndʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪndʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪndʒi/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪndʒi/.

Examples

she practices economy without being stingy
an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
meager resources

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ungenerous meagre meagerly scrimpy meager

Antonyms

generous ample

Parts of Speech

adjective	unwilling to spend “she practices economy without being stingy”
adjective	deficient in amount or quality or extent “meager resources”

Word Forms

stinginess	noun	a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
meagerness	noun	the quality of being meager; -George Eliot
meagreness	noun	the quality of being meager; -George Eliot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geizig

nicht bereit, Geld auszugeben

🇫🇷French

avare

ne veut pas dépenser

🇪🇸Spanish

tacaño

no dispuesto a gastar

🇮🇹Italian

avaro

non disposto a spendere

🇳🇱Dutch

gierig

niet bereid om uit te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

avarento

sem vontade de gastar

🇷🇺Russian

скупой

не желает тратить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंजूस

खर्च करने को तैयार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃপণ

খরচ করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

கஞ்சன்

செலவு செய்ய விருப்பமில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

జిడ్డుగల

ఖర్చు చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

कंजूस

खर्च करण्यास तयार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંજુસ

ખર્ચ કરવા તૈયાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಪುಣ

ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിശുക്കൻ

ചെലവഴിക്കാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਜੂਸ

ਖਰਚ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنجوس

خرچ کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小气

不愿意花钱

🇯🇵Japanese

ケチな

お金を使いたくない

🇰🇷Korean

적은

지출하고 싶지 않은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

keo kiệt

không muốn chi tiêu

🇹🇭Thai

ตระหนี่

ไม่เต็มใจที่จะใช้จ่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelit

tidak mau menghabiskan

🇵🇭Filipino

kuripot

ayaw gumastos

🇲🇾Malay

kedekut

tidak mahu berbelanja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بخيل

غير راغبة في الإنفاق

🇮🇷Persian

خسیس

تمایلی به خرج کردن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

pinti

harcamak istemeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַמצָן

לא מוכן להוציא

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The primary meaning of 'stingy' is 'unwilling to spend'.

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