parsimonious C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊniəs/ UK /ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊniəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj unwilling to spend money or resources; excessively frugal His parsimonious habits meant he reused every envelope twice. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unwilling to spend money or... stingymiserlyfrugalpenny-pinchingtightfistedniggardlyungenerous ↔ Opposites generouslavishextravagantprodigalliberal Word family Derived forms parsimoniouslyparsimoniousness Related forms parsimonysparing Etymology AI details From Latin parsimonia 'thrift, frugality', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, refrain from', plus the suffix -ous. parsimonia Latin parcere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # parsimonious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊniəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊniəs/ ## Meanings 1. unwilling to spend money or resources; excessively frugal ## Examples - His parsimonious habits meant he reused every envelope twice. ## Synonyms - stingy - miserly - frugal - penny-pinching - tightfisted - niggardly - ungenerous ## Antonyms - generous - lavish - extravagant - prodigal - liberal ## Derived Forms - parsimoniously - parsimoniousness ## Related Forms - parsimony - sparing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: parsimonia - Root: parcere ## Etymology From Latin parsimonia 'thrift, frugality', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, refrain from', plus the suffix -ous. ## AI Etymology Parsimonious is from Latin parsimonia 'thrift, frugality', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, refrain from', plus the suffix -ous. Important recorded forms include parsimonia (Latin) and parcere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers unwilling to spend money or resources; excessively frugal. The wider family includes derived forms such as parsimoniously and parsimoniousness and related words such as parsimony and sparing. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown