Antonyms for niggardliness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nig-erd-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪg ərd li |
Definition of niggardliness
Origin :- 1560s, from niggard + -ly (1).
- It was while giving a speech in Washington, to a very international audience, about the British theft of the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon. I described the attitude of the current British authorities as "niggardly." Nobody said anything, but I privately resolved -- having felt the word hanging in the air a bit -- to say "parsimonious" from then on. [Christopher Hitchens, "The Pernicious Effects of Banning Words," Slate.com, Dec. 4, 2006]
- As an adverb from 1520s. Related: Niggardliness.
- As in avarice : noun extreme greed
- As in parsimony : noun stinginess
- As in thriftiness : noun economy
- As in economy : noun saving, frugality
- As in frugality : noun economizing
- Niggardliness of gold and of life excites as much disapprobation as their lavish use is panegyrized.
- Extract from : « Bushido, the Soul of Japan » by Inazo Nitob
Synonyms for niggardliness
- abridgement
- austerity
- avarice
- avariciousness
- avidity
- care
- carefulness
- caution
- close-fistedness
- conservation
- covetousness
- cupidity
- curtailment
- cutback
- decrease
- deduction
- direction
- discretion
- economy
- forehandedness
- frugality
- good management
- grabbiness
- greediness
- husbandry
- layoff
- meanness
- miserliness
- moderation
- moratorium
- niggardliness
- parcity
- parsimoniousness
- parsimony
- penny-pinching
- penuriousness
- providence
- prudence
- rapacity
- recession
- reduction
- regulation
- restraint
- retrenchment
- rollback
- saving
- scrimping
- selfishness
- shrinkage
- skimping
- sparingness
- stinginess
- supervision
- thrift
- thriftiness
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