frugality

[froo-gal-i-tee] Example Sentences Origin

fru·gal·i·ty

[froo-gal-i-tee]
noun
the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
Also, fru·gal·ness [froo-guhl-nis] ..

non·fru·gal·i·ty, noun
o·ver·fru·gal·i·ty, noun
un·fru·gal·i·ty, noun
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Frugality is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • Hopefully that situation will improve with increased frugality.
  • Science values frugality in the expression of theory but has difficulty teaching the same value in other aspects of life.
  • Honda made it a two-seater coupe to emphasize that frugality can be fun.
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frugal (ˈfruːɡəl)
 
adj
1.  practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
2.  not costly; meagre
 
[C16: from Latin frūgālis, from frūgī useful, temperate, from frux fruit]
 
fru'gality
 
n
 
'frugalness
 
n
 
'frugally
 
adv

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frugality
1530s, from Fr. frugalité, from L. frugalitatem, from frugalis (see frugal).
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