Definitions for parsimony
ˈpɑr səˌmoʊ nipar·si·mo·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinchingnoun

   extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

2. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessnoun

   extreme stinginess

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parsimonynoun

   Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

2. parsimonynoun

   By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARSIMONYnoun

   Frugality; covetousness; niggardliness; saving temper.

   Etymology: parsimonia, Latin.

   The ways to enrich are many: parsimony is one of the best, and yet is not innocent; for it withholdeth men from works of liberality. Francis Bacon.

   These people, by their extreme parsimony, soon grow into wealth from the smallest beginnings. Jonathan Swift.

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1. parsimony

   Parsimony refers to the quality of being careful with spending or using resources, such as money or time; showing frugality or stinginess. In a broader and scientific context like in research or phylogenetics, it refers to the principle that the simplest explanation or hypothesis is the most likely to be correct.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parsimonynoun

   closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. • Frugality

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of parsimony in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of parsimony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of parsimony in a Sentence

1. The Hitopadesa:

   Frugality should ever be practised, but not excessive parsimony.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parsimony
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parsimony
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=parsimony
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parsimony
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=parsimony