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1. parsimony
noun. ['ˈpɑːrsəˌmoʊni'] extreme stinginess.
Synonyms
- closeness
- smallness
- miserliness
- minginess
- littleness
- meanness
- tightfistedness
- tightness
- niggardness
- niggardliness
- parsimoniousness
- stinginess
Antonyms
- importance
- broad-mindedness
- farness
- openness
Etymology
- parsimonie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- parsimonia (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Parsimony
- acrimony
- alimony
- aramony
- aramony
- ceremony
- chalcedony
- corleone
- matrimony
- palimony
- patrimony
- sanctimony
- telephony
- testimony
Example sentences of the word parsimony
1. Noun, singular or mass
Determining the correct tree based on parsimony can quickly become a very complicated problem.
Quotes containing the word parsimony
1. The mentally disturbed do not employ the Principle of Scientific Parsimony: the most simple theory to explain a given set of facts. They shoot for the baroque.
- Philip K. Dick, VALIS
2. parsimony
noun. ['ˈpɑːrsəˌmoʊni'] extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Synonyms
- thrift
- penny-pinching
- frugality
- parsimoniousness
Antonyms
- unfriendliness
- largeness
- bigness
- strength
Etymology
- parsimonie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- parsimonia (Latin)