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单词 miserliness
释义
(noun) 
She had always despised miserliness.
Synonyms
meanness
This careful attitude to money can border on meanness.
penny-pinching (informal)
He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching.
avarice
a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice
parsimony (formal)
Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built.
nearness (informal)
stinginess
covetousness
churlishness
cheeseparing
niggardliness
graspingness
close- or tightfistedness
penuriousness

Quotation

How easy it is for a man to die rich, if he will be contented to live miserable [Henry Fielding]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of avarice
Definition
extreme greed for wealth
a month's rent - just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice
Synonyms
greed,
meanness,
penny-pinching,
parsimony (formal),
acquisitiveness,
rapacity,
cupidity (formal),
stinginess,
covetousness,
miserliness,
greediness,
niggardliness,
graspingness,
close-fistedness,
penuriousness
in the sense of nearness
Synonyms
meanness,
parsimony (formal),
stinginess,
niggardliness
in the sense of parsimony
Definition
extreme caution in spending
Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built.
Synonyms
meanness,
tightness,
penny-pinching (informal),
frugality,
nearness (informal),
stinginess,
miserliness,
niggardliness,
minginess (British, informal)

Nearby words of
miserliness

  • misdemeanour
  • miser
  • miserable
  • miserliness
  • miserly
  • misery
  • misfire

Synonyms of 'miserliness'

miserliness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of penny-pinching
Definition
miserliness
He is well known for his eccentric penny-pinching.
Synonyms
meanness,
selfishness,
parsimony (formal),
stinginess,
miserliness,
tight-fistedness,
niggardliness,
minginess (British, informal),
penuriousness

Seemiserly

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