Definitions for Niggard
ˈnɪg ərdnig·gard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churlnoun

   a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. niggardnoun

   A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.

2. niggardadjective

   Miserly or stingy.

3. Etymology: Derived from the verb nigla, meaning "to fuss about small matters". Cognate to the English word "niggle", which retains the original Norse meaning.

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

1. Niggardadjective

   1. Sordid; avaricious; parcimonious.

   One she found
   With all the gifts of bounteous nature crown’d,
   Of gentle blood; but one whose niggard fate
   Had set him far below her high estate. Dryden.

   2. Sparing; wary.

   Most free of question, but to our demands
   Niggard in his reply. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

2. NIGGARDnoun

   A miser; a curmudgeon; a sordid, avaricious, parcimonious fellow.

   Etymology: ninggr, Islandick.

   If thou do, then let thy bed be turned from fine gravel to weeds or mud. If thou do, let some unjust niggards make weres to spoil thy beauty. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Be not a niggard of your speech. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Serve him as a grudging master,
   As a penurious niggard of his wealth. John Milton, Poems.

   Be niggards of advice on no pretence;
   For the worst avarice is that of sense. Alexander Pope, on Crit.

3. To Niggardverb

   To stint.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The deep of night is crept upon our talk,
   And nature must obey necessity;
   Which we will niggard with a little rest. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. niggard

   In the United States, there have been several controversies involving the misunderstanding of the word niggardly, an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", because of its phonetic similarity to nigger, an ethnic slur used against black people. The two words are etymologically unrelated. Niggardly, arising in the Middle Ages, long predates nigger, which arose in the 18th century.

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1. niggard

   A niggard is a term primarily used in literary works, referring to a stingy or ungenerous person, often excessively cautious with money and resources. The term is derived from the Old Norse word, "nigon," meaning "careful" or "scrimping", and doesn't have racial implications. However, it has been controversial due to phonetic similarity to a racial slur.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Niggardnoun

   a person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser

2. Niggardadjective

   like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy

3. Niggard

   to act the niggard toward; to be niggardly

4. Etymology: [Icel. hnggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hnew.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Niggard

   nig′ard, n. a person who is unwilling to spend or give away: a miser.—adjs. Nigg′ard, Nigg′ardly, having the qualities of a niggard: miserly; Nigg′ardish, rather niggardly.—n. Nigg′ardliness, meanness in giving or spending—(Spens.) Nigg′ardise.—adv. Nigg′ardly. [Ice. hnöggr, stingy; Ger. genau, close.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Niggard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Niggard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

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