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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pahr-suh-moh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr səˌmoʊ ni |
Définition of parsimony
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin parsimonia "sparingness, frugality, thrift," from pars-, past participle stem of parsi, perfect tense of parcere "to spare, save, refrain from, use moderately" (which is said to be unrelated to Latin parvus "small," parum "too little") + -monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition.
- noun stinginess
- But with the operations of magic Rodogune had delighted to supersede the parsimony of nature.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- I had often heard of the thrift and parsimony of Herr Oppovich's household.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- Mre charged Pop with parsimony and he charged her with recklessness.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- Parsimony was her great virtue, and a power of saving her strong point.
- Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
- It is not parsimony or unwillingness to give, but a disposition to save.
- Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott
- What is the cause of this parsimony of the liberty which you dole out to the people?
- Extract from : « Thoughts on the Present Discontents » by Edmund Burke
- And yet you call us rebels, and accuse us of meanness and of parsimony.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- I plead for the "law of parsimony," and the economizing of energy.
- Extract from : « Illogical Geology » by George McCready Price
- Parsimony was a fixed trait of her character; she could not help it.
- Extract from : « Genius in Sunshine and Shadow » by Maturin Murray Ballou
- Parsimony by people who can afford to spend does harm, not good.
- Extract from : « The Beggar's Purse » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Antonyms for parsimony
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