What is another word for niggardlinesses?
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɪɡɑːdlˌɪnəsɪz], [ nˈɪɡɑːdlˌɪnəsɪz], [ n_ˈɪ_ɡ_ɑː_d_l_ˌɪ_n_ə_s_ɪ_z]
Related words: stinginess, tightness, greediness, parsimoniousness, avarice, miserliness, parsimony, meanness
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Synonyms for Niggardlinesses:
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n.
• avarice- avidity ,
- close-fistedness ,
- covetousness ,
- cupidity ,
- frugality ,
- grabbiness ,
- greediness ,
- miserliness ,
- niggardliness ,
- parsimony ,
- penny- pinching ,
- penuriousness ,
- rapacity ,
- stinginess ,
- thrift .
- Parcity ,
- Scrimping ,
- Skimping ,
- abridgement ,
- austerity ,
- care ,
- carefulness ,
- caution ,
- curtailment ,
- cutback ,
- decrease ,
- deduction ,
- direction ,
- discretion ,
- husbandry ,
- layoff ,
- meanness ,
- moratorium ,
- providence ,
- prudence ,
- recession ,
- reduction ,
- regulation ,
- restraint ,
- retrenchment ,
- rollback ,
- shrinkage ,
- sparingness ,
- supervision ,
- thriftiness .
How to use "Niggardlinesses" in context?
There are truly a multitude of ways in which people can be niggardly, some of which may be barely even detectable to the untrained eye. From refusing to donate to a charity because the donation request is too high, to insisting on receiving everything for free, to being exceptionally stingy with both money and time, there are many inconspicuous ways in which someone could be regarded as being niggardly.
At its most basic level, niggardliness is simply a reluctance to part with anything that might be seen as valuable or necessary.
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