Definition of parsimony

"parsimony" in the noun sense

1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching

extreme care in spending money reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

2. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness

extreme stinginess

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Quotations for parsimony

A parsimony of words prodigal of sense. [ Disraeli ]

He that runs out by extravagancy must retrieve by parsimony. [ Proverb ]

With parsimony a little is sufficient, and without it nothing is sufficient, whereas frugality makes a poor man rich. [ Seneca ]

The ways to enrich are many, and rfiost of thom foul. Parsimony is one of the best, and yet is not innocent; for it withholdeth men from works of liberality and charity. [ Bacon ]

Parsimony is enough to make the master of the golden mines as poor as he that has nothing; for a man may be brought to a morsel of bread by parsimony as well as profusion. [ Henry Home ]

parsimony in Scrabble®

The word parsimony is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters parsimony:

PARSIMONY
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

apronym, ironyms, masonry, paronym

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word parsimony

PARSIMONY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In parsimony

PARSIMONY
(171)
PARSIMONY
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parsimony in Words With Friends™

The word parsimony is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters parsimony:

PARSIMONY
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

apronym, ironyms, masonry, paronym

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word parsimony

PARSIMONY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In parsimony

PARSIMONY
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Words within the letters of parsimony

2 letter words in parsimony (19 words)

7 letter words in parsimony (4 words)

8 letter words in parsimony (2 words)

9 letter words in parsimony (1 word)

Words containing the sequence parsimony

Words that start with parsimony (1 word)

Words with parsimony in them (1 word)

Words that end with parsimony (1 word)

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Longer words containing parsimony

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