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- [mahy-zer-lee]
- /ˈmaɪ zər li/
- /ˈmaɪzəlɪnɪs/
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- [mahy-zer-lee]
- /ˈmaɪ zər li/
Definitions of miserliness word
- adjective miserliness of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly. 1
- noun miserliness Excessive desire to save money; extreme meanness. 1
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Origin of miserliness
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; miser + -ly
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Parts of speech for Miserliness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miserliness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miserliness
noun miserliness
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- avidity — the quality or state of being avid
Antonyms for miserliness
noun miserliness
- generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
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