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frugality

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9 lettersPronunciation /fɹuːˈɡæləti/Part of speech nounSorted afgilrtuyStarts with FEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. prudence in avoiding waste

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French frugalité. By surface analysis, frugal + -ity.

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  • Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
  • With the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own tobacco, so he must not smoke all afternoon.

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