parsimoniousnessn.

Brit.

/ˌpɑːsᵻˈməʊnɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊniəsnəs/,

/ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊnjəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parsimonious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < parsimonious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier parsimony n.

rare before 19th cent.

The quality or characteristic of being parsimonious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun]

fastship?c1225

scarcenessa1300

scarcity1340

niggardyc1390

nithingheada1400

scarcehead1420

nigonryc1430

niggardship?a1439

pinching1440

straitheadc1450

straitnessc1460

niggard cheap1463

niggardnessc1487

nigonshipa1500

niggardise1502

niggishness1519

niggardliness1556

parsimony1561

illiberality1581

nearness1584

tenacity1586

Euclionism1599

paring1607

servilitya1610

niggeralitya1612

scanting1625

scant-handednessa1627

closefistedness1631

niggardess1632

close-handedness1646

strait-handedness1649

penury1651

unbountifulness1660

parsimoniousness1671

penuriousness1672

stinginess1682

closeness1712

illiberalness1727

meanness1755

cheeseparing1834

scrimping1835

churlishness1846

screwing1848

skinflintism1853

screwiness1856

flint-paring1860

skinflintiness1861

scrimp1864

flint-skinning1873

penny-pinching1895

skimping1898

tight-fistedness1975

1671 L. Addison W. Barbary v. 130 I find them..without Parsimoniousness, and placing no Character of good House-keeping in abundance of Viands.

1814 J. Steele Hist. Eccl. Proc. Third Presbyterian Church Philadelphia 188 Shunning parsimoniousness or ostentation, they use this world without abusing it.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. v. 110 It should tend to..generosity rather than to parsimoniousness.

1905 E. S. Haldane Descartes 362 Love of money, or parsimoniousness, was never a vice of the philosopher.

1923 J. M. P. Smith Moral Life Hebrews xii. 250 Personal extravagance on the one hand and parsimoniousness on the other are alike rebuked.

1989 N. Sherry Life Graham Greene I. xxxvi. 586 He did show a strange parsimoniousness: ‘I didn't answer your last letter as I thought I'd wait and save a 2¹/₂ penny stamp.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parsimoniousness
释义	parsimoniousnessn. Brit. /ˌpɑːsᵻˈməʊnɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊniəsnəs/, /ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊnjəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parsimonious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < parsimonious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier parsimony n. rare before 19th cent. The quality or characteristic of being parsimonious. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [noun] fastship?c1225 scarcenessa1300 scarcity1340 niggardyc1390 nithingheada1400 scarcehead1420 nigonryc1430 niggardship?a1439 pinching1440 straitheadc1450 straitnessc1460 niggard cheap1463 niggardnessc1487 nigonshipa1500 niggardise1502 niggishness1519 niggardliness1556 parsimony1561 illiberality1581 nearness1584 tenacity1586 Euclionism1599 paring1607 servilitya1610 niggeralitya1612 scanting1625 scant-handednessa1627 closefistedness1631 niggardess1632 close-handedness1646 strait-handedness1649 penury1651 unbountifulness1660 parsimoniousness1671 penuriousness1672 stinginess1682 closeness1712 illiberalness1727 meanness1755 cheeseparing1834 scrimping1835 churlishness1846 screwing1848 skinflintism1853 screwiness1856 flint-paring1860 skinflintiness1861 scrimp1864 flint-skinning1873 penny-pinching1895 skimping1898 tight-fistedness1975 1671 L. Addison W. Barbary v. 130 I find them..without Parsimoniousness, and placing no Character of good House-keeping in abundance of Viands. 1814 J. Steele Hist. Eccl. Proc. Third Presbyterian Church Philadelphia 188 Shunning parsimoniousness or ostentation, they use this world without abusing it. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. v. 110 It should tend to..generosity rather than to parsimoniousness. 1905 E. S. Haldane Descartes 362 Love of money, or parsimoniousness, was never a vice of the philosopher. 1923 J. M. P. Smith Moral Life Hebrews xii. 250 Personal extravagance on the one hand and parsimoniousness on the other are alike rebuked. 1989 N. Sherry Life Graham Greene I. xxxvi. 586 He did show a strange parsimoniousness: ‘I didn't answer your last letter as I thought I'd wait and save a 2¹/₂ penny stamp.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1671
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