English dictionary

frugality

/fr/u/'g/&/l/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

prudence in avoiding waste

noun.attribute

Synonyms frugalness

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to <i>extravagance</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913