mingy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɪndʒi/ UK /ˈmɪndʒi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj mean and stingy; meanly small in amount He left a mingy tip that embarrassed his companions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · mean and stingy; meanly... stingymiserlymeanniggardlyparsimonioustightungenerous ↔ Opposites generouslavishliberalopenhanded Word family Related forms meanstingy Etymology AI details An early 20th-century colloquialism, probably a blend (portmanteau) of mean and stingy. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mingy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪndʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪndʒi/ ## Meanings 1. mean and stingy; meanly small in amount ## Examples - He left a mingy tip that embarrassed his companions. ## Synonyms - stingy - miserly - mean - niggardly - parsimonious - tight - ungenerous ## Antonyms - generous - lavish - liberal - openhanded ## Related Forms - mean - stingy ## Etymology An early 20th-century colloquialism, probably a blend (portmanteau) of mean and stingy. ## AI Etymology Mingy is an early 20th-century colloquialism, probably a blend (portmanteau) of mean and stingy. The same word family includes mean, stingy. Its current adjective use means "mean and stingy; meanly small in amount". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown