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penuriousness
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun penuriousness has 2 senses
  1. impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness - a state of lacking money
    --1 is a kind of poverty, poorness, impoverishment
  2. penuriousness - a disposition to be niggardly with money
    --2 is a kind of     stinginess

Definitions from the Web

Penuriousness

Description

Penuriousness is the state or quality of being extremely stingy or excessively frugal. It refers to a person's characteristic of having a strong reluctance to spend money or being extremely tightfisted.

Part of Speech

Noun

Senses

  1. The state or quality of being extremely stingy or excessively frugal.

Usage


Popular:

"I can't stand his penuriousness, he never wants to contribute for any group activities."


Local:

"The restaurant's penuriousness is evident in the tiny portion sizes and lack of complimentary extras."

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