frugality

[ froo-gal-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. 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.

Origin of frugality

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from French frugalité, from Latin frūgālitāt-, stem of frūgālitās, equivalent to frūgāli(s) “economic” + -tās -ty2; see frugal
  • Also fru·gal·ness [froo-guhl-nis] /ˈfru gəl nɪs/ .

Other words from frugality

  • non·fru·gal·i·ty, noun
  • o·ver·fru·gal·i·ty, noun
  • un·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

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