thriftiness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈθrɪftinəs/ UK /ˈθrɪftinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of using money or resources carefully Her thriftiness allowed the family to save through the lean winter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of using money... frugalityeconomyprudenceparsimonyprovidence ↔ Opposites extravagancewastefulnessprodigality Word family Related forms thriftythriftthriftilythrive Etymology AI details From thrifty (from thrift, originally 'prosperity' from thrive) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness; thrift was borrowed from Old Norse thrift. thrift Old Norse thrifask Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thriftiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθrɪftinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθrɪftinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of using money or resources carefully ## Examples - Her thriftiness allowed the family to save through the lean winter. ## Synonyms - frugality - economy - prudence - parsimony - providence ## Antonyms - extravagance - wastefulness - prodigality ## Related Forms - thrifty - thrift - thriftily - thrive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thrift - Root: thrifask ## Etymology From thrifty (from thrift, originally 'prosperity' from thrive) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness; thrift was borrowed from Old Norse thrift. ## AI Etymology Thriftiness is from thrifty (from thrift, originally 'prosperity' from thrive) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness; thrift was borrowed from Old Norse thrift. Important recorded forms include thrift (Old Norse) and thrifask (Old Norse). Morphologically, the native -ness suffix turns an adjective or quality word into an abstract noun naming the state or condition. The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers the quality of using money or resources carefully. The wider family includes related words such as thrifty, thrift, thriftily, and thrive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown