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niggardness

 

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Noun niggardness has 1 sense
  1. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness - extreme stinginess
    --1 is a kind of stinginess
    --1 has particulars: pettiness; miserliness

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niggardness (noun)

A quality or behavior of being stingy or miserly.

Example sentence: The wealthy business tycoon was known for his niggardness when it came to charitable donations.

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niggardness (noun)

The state of being excessively careful or hesitant.

Example sentence: Due to his niggardness, he took forever to make decisions, always weighing every possible outcome.

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niggardness (noun)

A term often misunderstood and confused with a racial slur, however, its etymology derives from Middle English "nygard" meaning a miser or stingy person, and does not have any racial or offensive connotations.

Example sentence: It is important to clarify that the term "niggardness" has no racial implications despite its similarity in sound to a controversial word.

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