What does frugal mean?
Definitions for frugal
ˈfru gəlfru·gal
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Princeton's WordNet
economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stintingadjective
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
frugaladjective
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
Etymology: From frugalis "virtuous, thrifty"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FRUGALadjective
Thrifty; sparing; parsimonious; not prodigal; not profuse; not lavish.
Etymology: frugalis, Latin; frugal, Fr.
If through mists he shoots his sullen beams,
Frugal of light, in loose and straggling streams,
Suspect a drisling day. John Dryden, Virgil’s Georgicks.
Wikipedia
frugal
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.
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frugal
Frugal refers to the quality of being careful or sparing with resources such as money or food, avoiding waste and unnecessary expenditure. It can also mean simple and plain in nature, costing little and lacking luxury or extravagance.
Webster Dictionary
Frugalnoun
economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time
Frugalnoun
obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune
Etymology: [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Frugal
frōō′gal, adj. economical in the use of means: thrifty.—ns. Fru′galist, one who is frugal; Frugal′ity, economy: thrift.&mdasmdash;adv. Fru′gally. [L. frugalis—frugi, fit for food—frux, frugis, fruit.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frugal in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frugal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of frugal in a Sentence
He was unbelievably frugal.
The guy Haberkorn — who is a professional personal injury lawyer — did a number on me, then he looked me up, found out who my dad is, and saw dollar signs when he learned my name. He assumed I was a billionaire, which I’m not, i live on a budget like anyone else, I get a monthly allowance, I am not shopping on Madison Avenue, I take the subway, and I am very frugal. I am not Paris Hilton.
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement.
Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation):
Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly.
The golden rule with kit is to take less than you think you need, you have to lug that all uphill, and no matter how frugal you are, you will find yourself after a week's touring at the post office with a box of stuff being posted home.
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- مقتصدArabic
- пестелив, икономиченBulgarian
- frugalCatalan, Valencian
- spořivý, skromnýCzech
- genügsamGerman
- λιτόςGreek
- ŝparemaEsperanto
- frugalSpanish
- صرفه جوییPersian
- niukka, taloudellinen, säästäväinenFinnish
- frugalFrench
- spárálachIrish
- frugalGalician
- मितव्ययीHindi
- hematIndonesian
- frugalaIdo
- frugaleItalian
- 質素なJapanese
- მომჭირნეGeorgian
- штедливMacedonian
- zuinigDutch
- frugal, nøysom, sparsommelig, måteholdenNorwegian
- oszczędnyPolish
- frugalPortuguese
- бережливыйRussian
- štedljivSerbo-Croatian
- frugal, sparsamSwedish
- tutumluTurkish
- میعادUrdu
- thanh đạmVietnamese
- 節儉Chinese
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