parsimony

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈpɑrsəmoʊni/ UK /ˈpɑːsɪməni/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

Scientific parsimony favors the simplest adequate explanation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · extreme unwillingness to... stinginessmiserlinessfrugality thriftniggardlinessmeanness

Opposites

generosity extravagance prodigality lavishness

Word family

Derived forms parsimonious

Related forms parsimonious sparing

Etymology

From Latin parsimonia 'sparingness, thrift', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, be sparing'.

parsimonia Latin parcere Latin

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Topics

Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# parsimony

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑrsəmoʊni/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑːsɪməni/

## Meanings
1. extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

## Examples
- Scientific parsimony favors the simplest adequate explanation.

## Synonyms
- stinginess
- miserliness
- frugality
- thrift
- niggardliness
- meanness

## Antonyms
- generosity
- extravagance
- prodigality
- lavishness

## Derived Forms
- parsimonious

## Related Forms
- parsimonious
- sparing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parsimonia
- Root: parcere

## Etymology
From Latin parsimonia 'sparingness, thrift', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, be sparing'.

## AI Etymology
Parsimony is from Latin parsimonia 'sparingness, thrift', from parsus, past participle of parcere 'to spare, be sparing'. Important recorded forms include parsimonia (Latin) and parcere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources. The wider family includes derived forms such as parsimonious and related words such as parsimonious and sparing.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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