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parsimony 音标拼音: [p'ɑrsəm ,oni] n. 过度节俭,吝啬 过度节俭,吝啬 parsimony n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [ synonym: { parsimony}, { parsimoniousness}, { thrift}, { penny- pinching}] 2: extreme stinginess [ synonym: { meanness}, { minginess}, { niggardliness}, { niggardness}, { parsimony}, { parsimoniousness}, { tightness}, { tightfistedness}, { closeness}] Parsimony \ Par" si* mo* ny\, n. [ L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. -- Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See { Economy}. [ 1913 Webster] 52 Moby Thesaurus words for " parsimony": Lenten fare, austerity, austerity program, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, economic planning, economicalness, economy, economy of means, exiguity, exiguousness, false economy, forehandedness, frugality, frugalness, good management, husbandry, jejuneness, jejunity, leanness, management, meagerness, meanness, miserliness, narrowness, niggardliness, paltriness, parsimoniousness, providence, prudence, prudential administration, puniness, scantiness, scantness, scrawniness, scrimpiness, skimpiness, slenderness, slightness, slim pickings, slimness, smallness, spareness, sparingness, stinginess, thinness, thrift, thriftiness, tight purse strings, unwastefulness
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- PARSIMONY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PARSIMONY is the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift How to use parsimony in a sentence
- PARSIMONY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
All other things being equal, parsimony and generality in an explanation are to be preferred; but all other things are rarely equal
- PARSIMONY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PARSIMONY definition: extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; miserliness See examples of parsimony used in a sentence
- Parsimony - definition of parsimony by The Free Dictionary
parsimony (ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ) n (Banking Finance) extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness [C15: from Latin parcimōnia, from parcere to spare]
- parsimony - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun parsimony (usually uncountable, plural parsimonies) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) frugality, economy, thrift, thriftiness; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus: frugal, Thesaurus: stingy
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Definition of parsimony noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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