Definition of parsimony Parsimony
/pɑˈɹsʌmowˌni/ - [parsumownee] - par•si•mo•ny
We found 8 definitions of parsimony from 6 different sources.
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What does parsimony mean?
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NounPlural: parsimonies |
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| parsimony - extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | ||
| parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching | ||
| frugality, frugalness prudence in avoiding waste | ||
| parsimony - extreme stinginess | ||
| meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness | ||
| stinginess a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money | ||
| littleness, pettiness, smallness lack of generosity in trifling matters | ||
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Wiktionary 
- parsimony (Noun)
Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. - parsimony (Noun)
By analogy from 1, principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- parsimony (n.)
Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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parsimony
Extreme reluctance to spend money.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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parsimony
pär′si-mun-i, n. sparingness in the spending of money: frugality: niggardliness.—adj. Parsimō′nious, sparing in the use of money: frugal to excess: niggardly: covetous.—adv. Parsimō′niously.—n. Parsimō′niousness. [Fr.,—L. parsimonia, parcimonia—parcĕre, to spare.]
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🔤- parsimony, noun, singular of parsimonies.
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