stingy B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ See IPA manual Freq #13452 Meanings 1 adj Unwilling to spend money or share things; not generous. He is so stingy that he never buys anyone a drink. 2 adj Small in amount; less than is needed. The portions at that restaurant are stingy and overpriced. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unwilling to spend money or... ungenerousmean More cheapcheeseparingchintzycloseclose-fistedilliberalmiserablemiserlynarrow-fistedniggardlynipcheese ↔ Opposites generousprodigalprofligatespendthriftwasteful Word family Forms stingierstingieststinginess Derived forms mingystingestingilystinginessunstingy Related forms economyfrugalitymiserparsimoniousnessparsimonythriftthriftiness Etymology AI details Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb). Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stingy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ **Frequency rank:** 13452 ## Meanings 1. Unwilling to spend money or share things; not generous. 2. Small in amount; less than is needed. ## Examples - He is so stingy that he never buys anyone a drink. - The portions at that restaurant are stingy and overpriced. ## Synonyms - cheap - cheeseparing - chintzy - close - close-fisted - illiberal - mean - miserable - miserly - narrow-fisted - niggardly - nipcheese ## Antonyms - generous - prodigal - profligate - spendthrift - wasteful ## Derived Forms - mingy - stinge - stingily - stinginess - unstingy ## Related Forms - economy - frugality - miser - parsimoniousness - parsimony - thrift - thriftiness ## Etymology Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb). ## AI Etymology The origin of stingy is uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb). In present-day use, it can mean unwilling to spend money or share things; not generous, or small in amount; less than is needed. Derived formations include mingy, stinge, stingily, stinginess, unstingy. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown