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    miserliness
    /ˈmʌɪzəlɪnɪs/

    noun

    • 1. excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness: "the party earned a damaging reputation for miserliness by cutting pensions"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMISERLINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MISERLINESS definition: 1. a strong wish to have money and not to spend it: 2. a strong wish to have money and not to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › miserlinessMiserliness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser. especially : marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness. The team's miserly owner refused to buy new equipment. miserliness noun. Synonyms. cheap. chintzy. closefisted. mean. mingy. niggardly. parsimonious. penny-pinching. penurious. pinching. pinchpenny. spare. sparing. stingy. stinting.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › miserlinessMiserliness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    6 days ago · noun. total lack of generosity with money. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Miserliness." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/miserliness. Accessed 11 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 404,143,391 new words. Master your first word today! Start Now.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › miserlinessMiserliness - definition of miserliness by The Free Dictionary

    Define miserliness. miserliness synonyms, miserliness pronunciation, miserliness translation, English dictionary definition of miserliness. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious. mi′ser·li·ness n.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusMISERLINESS - 52 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    noun. These are words and phrases related to miserliness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of miserliness. AVARICE. Synonyms. stinginess. parsimony. penury. niggardliness. penny-pinching. close-fistedness. avarice. lust for money. greediness. money-grubbing. rapacity. venality. graspingness.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › miserlinessMISERLINESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for MISERLINESS: economy, stinginess, niggardliness, cheapness, economizing, saving, parsimony, pinching; Antonyms of MISERLINESS: generosity, liberality, philanthropy, unselfishness, largess, extravagance, largesse, bounty

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMISERLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    miserly. (maɪzəʳli ) 1. adjective. If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. [disapproval] He is miserly with both his time and his money.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › miserlinessMiserliness Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Miserliness definition: The property of being <a>miserly</a>.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › miserliness_nmiserliness, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    miserliness, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › miserlyMISERLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Miserly definition: of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy.. See examples of MISERLY used in a sentence.