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- DictionaryFru·gal·i·ty/fro͞oˈɡalədē/
noun
- 1. the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness: "he scorned the finer things in life and valued frugality and simplicity"
Frugality definition: the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness. See examples of FRUGALITY used in a sentence.
the quality of being careful when using money or food: She was known for her simplicity and frugality. They taught that frugality must be observed in food and clothing. See. frugal. Fewer examples. He learned much of his food knowledge and frugality from his mother. Her grandmother had experienced the frugality of the war years.
careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount: a frugal lifestyle. a frugal meal of bread and soup. Synonyms. economical. sparing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mean with money. begrudge. cheapskate. cheeseparing. chintzy. frugally. meanly. miserliness. miserly. money grabber. money-grubber. money-grubbing
Some people use this word interchangeably with cheapness, but cheapness is an unwillingness to spend, while frugality is an unwillingness to waste. People who show frugality often find ways of making things useful that others do not.
1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive: a frugal lunch. [Latin frūgālis, virtuous, thrifty, from frūx, frūg-, fruit, virtue .] fru·gal′i·ty (fro͞o-găl′ĭ-tē), fru′gal·ness n. fru′gal·ly adv.
the fact of a meal being small and plain and not costing very much. the frugality of the meal. Check pronunciation: frugality. Definition of frugality noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Frugality definition, the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption. See more.
