Definitions for Frugality
fru·gal·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. frugality, frugalnessnoun

   prudence in avoiding waste

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. frugalitynoun

   The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.

2. frugalitynoun

   A sparing use; sparingness.

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

1. Frugalitynoun

   Thrift; parsimony; good husbandry.

   Etymology: frugalité, French; frugalitas, Latin.

   As for the general sort of men, frugality may be the cause of drinking water; for that is no small saving, to pay nothing for one’s drink. Francis Bacon.

   Frugality and bounty too,
   Those diff’ring virtues, meet in you. Edmund Waller.

   In this frugality of your praises, some things I cannot omit. John Dryden, Fables, Dedication.

   The boundaries of virtues are indivisible lines: it is impossible to march up close to the frontiers of frugality, without entering the territories of parsimony. John Arbuthnot, John Bull.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frugality

   Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the consumption of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as the tendency to acquire goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourceful use of already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frugality

   Frugality is the practice of being economical or thrifty by avoiding waste and unnecessary expenditures in order to save money or resources. It involves careful management and efficient use of resources.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Frugalitynoun

   the quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance

2. Frugalitynoun

   a sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Frugality

   Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the use of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance. In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as the tendency to acquire goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourceful use of already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.

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1. • Prudence

How to pronounce Frugality?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frugality in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Frugality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Frugality in a Sentence

1. Lao Tzu:

   I have three treasures. Guard and keep them The first is deep love, The second is frugality, And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world. Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

2. Patrick Henry:

   Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.

3. The Hitopadesa:

   Frugality should ever be practised, but not excessive parsimony.

4. Oliver Goldsmith:

   If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be fewer wants, and even fewer pleasures, but infinitely more happiness.

5. Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu:

   I have three treasures. Guard and keep them:The first is deep love,The second is frugality,And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world.Because of deep love, one is courageous.Because of frugality, one is generous.Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Frugality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frugality
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Frugality
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frugality
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frugality
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Frugality