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Meaning of Frugality | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

fɹuːˈɡæləti

Definitions

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
countable, uncountable
A sparing use; sparingness.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التدبير

Bosanski skromnost

Català frugalitat

Čeština skromnost spořivost sporota

Cymraeg cynildeb darbodaeth

Dansk beskedenhed nøjsomhed

Deutsch Einfachheit Frugalität Genügsamkeit Kargheit Sparsamkeit

Ελληνικά λιτότητα φειδώ

Español frugalidad parsimonia

Suomi nuukuus säästäväisyys säästävyys säästeliäisyys

Français frugalité

Gaeilge baileachas cruinneas spárálacht

Gàidhlig bail cruinnealas

Galego frugalidade

Hrvatski skromnost

Հայերեն խնայողություն

Italiano frugalità

日本語節約

ქართული ეკონომიურობა ზომიერება მომჭირნეობა ყაირათი

한국어 절약

Latina diligentia frugalitas parsimonia tenuitas

Nederlands frugaliteit matigheid soberheid spaarzaamheid zuinigheid

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਮਖਰਚੀ

Polski oszczędność

Português frugalidade

Română cumpătare frugalitate

Русский бережливость экономность

Српски skromnost

Svenska sparsamhet

Türkçe tutum tutumluluk

Examples

“Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see ⟳ also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy”

“Your sense ⟳ of honour and honesty would have ⟳ led you, I know ⟳, when aware of your situation, to attempt ⟳ all the economy that would appear ⟳ to you possible; and, perhaps, as long as your frugality retrenched only on your own ⟳ comfort, you might have ⟳ been suffered to practice it, but beyond that—”

“With the frugality that hard graft begets, his mate limited both his and her own ⟳ tobacco, so he must not smoke ⟳ all afternoon.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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