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3 definitions for parsimoniousness From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
parsimoniousness \parsimoniousness\ n.
1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in
spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. An extreme stinginess.
Syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness,
parsimony, tightfistedness.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Parsimonious \Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See
Parsimony.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal
to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --
Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the
expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war
will drain us of more men and money. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving;
mean; stingy; frugal. See Avaricious.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
parsimoniousness
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching]
2: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness,
niggardness, parsimony, tightness, tightfistedness,
closeness]
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