Definitions for sparingˈspɛər ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
spar•ingˈspɛər ɪŋ(adj.)
economical; frugal (often fol. by in or of):
sparing in her praise.
lenient or merciful.
scanty; meager; limited.
Origin of sparing:
1325–75
spar′ing•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting(adj)
avoiding waste
"an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
Wiktionary
sparing(Adjective)
prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal
Webster Dictionary
Sparing(u)
of Spare
Sparing(adj)
spare; saving; frugal; merciful
Translations for sparing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sparing(adjective)
careful or economical.
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- икономиченBulgarian
- econômicoPortuguese (BR)
- šetrnýCzech
- sparsamGerman
- tilbageholdendeDanish
- φειδωλός, προσεκτικόςGreek
- frugal, económicoSpanish
- säästlik, säästu-Estonian
- säästäväinenFinnish
- économeFrench
- חַסכָנִיHebrew
- कम, अपर्याप्तHindi
- štedljiv, umjerenCroatian
- takarékosHungarian
- hematIndonesian
- sparsamurIcelandic
- economoItalian
- 質素なJapanese
- 절약하는Korean
- taupusLithuanian
- taupīgsLatvian
- berjimatMalay
- zuinigDutch
- sparsom(melig)Norwegian
- oszczędnyPolish
- دقيق يا اقتصادىPersian
- دقيق او اقتصادىPashto
- poupadoPortuguese
- economRomanian
- бережливый; экономныйRussian
- šetrnýSlovak
- varčenSlovenian
- štedljivSerbian
- måttlig, sparsamSwedish
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- idareli, tutumluTurkish
- 節約的Chinese (Trad.)
- помірний; ощадливийUkrainian
- بچت ، کفایت، پس اندازی کرنے والاUrdu
- tiết kiệmVietnamese
- 节约的Chinese (Simp.)
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