frugality

[froo-gal-i-tee]

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noun

the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.

Also fru·gal·ness [froo-guh l-nis] /ˈfru gəl nɪs/.

Related formsnon·fru·gal·i·ty, nouno·ver·fru·gal·i·ty, nounun·fru·gal·i·ty, noun

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Frugality: Blame it on having parents bought up during World War II.
It’s Not Just the Vaccines. Jenny McCarthy’s New Book Offers More ‘Lessons’|Tim Teeman|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Counsel for respondent has recalled to us the virtues of self-reliance and frugality.
The Wall Street Journal: Unwitting Advocates of Single-Payer|David Frum|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Industry and frugality are again assuming their proper station.
Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States|Various
It is found side by side with frugality; and it frequently even looks like a return to the unaffected love of nature.
Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II|William Roscher

He began business as a builder on his own account at Colchester, where by frugality and industry he secured a competency.
Self-Help|Samuel Smiles
He attempted the suppression of the Cordeliers; was an active pontiff, and respected for his frugality, prudence and sanctity.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In Germany, for example, you will find something that amounts almost to a national fervor for economy and frugality.
Craftsmanship in Teaching|William Chandler Bagley

Word Origin and History for frugality

1530s, from Middle French frugalité (14c.), from Latin frugalitatem (nominative frugalitas) "thriftiness, temperance, frugality," from frugalis (see frugal).

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