parsimony
[ pahr-suh-moh-nee ]
/ ˈpɑr səˌmoʊ ni /
noun
extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Origin of parsimony
1400–50; late Middle English parcimony<Latin parsimōnia, parcimōnia frugality, thrift, equivalent to parsi- (combining form of parsus, past participle of parcere to economize) or parci- (combining form of parcus sparing) + -mōnia-mony
Words nearby parsimony
parser, pars granulosa, Parsha, Parsifal, parsimonious, parsimony, pars intermedia, parsley, parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for parsimony
British Dictionary definitions for parsimony
parsimony
/ (ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ) /
noun
extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness
Derived forms of parsimony
parsimonious (ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs), adjectiveparsimoniously, adverbWord Origin for parsimony
C15: from Latin parcimōnia, from parcere to spare
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012