Parsimonious

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/pɑrsəmˈoʊniːəs/ · पार्सिमोनियस

Meaning

Extremely unwilling to spend money

very unwilling to spend money; stingy

हिंदी अर्थ

अत्यंत कंजूस

कंजूस

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
MiserlyStingyNiggardlyTight-fistedPenny-pinchingCheeseparing
Antonyms · विलोम
Example sentences

He is parsimonious with money but generous with time.

A parsimonious budget starved the project.

The parsimonious landlord refused to repair the leaking roof.

Daily use: Parsimonious hai paise mein.

Word forms
Parsimony nParsimonious adjParsimoniously adv
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Parsimonious में purse और money दोनों सुनिए — money purse से बाहर ही न निकले। ऐसा अत्यंत कंजूस व्यक्ति parsimonious है; उल्टा generous और lavish।

Read PARSIMONIOUS as 'purse + money'. A parsimonious person keeps the money locked inside the purse and will not spend even a little. The opposites are generous, lavish and bounteous.

Exam note

Synonym में miserly, stingy, niggardly, frugal; antonym में generous, lavish, prodigal, bounteous। Noun है parsimony।

Synonym options are miserly, stingy, niggardly and frugal; antonyms are generous, lavish, prodigal and bounteous. The noun is parsimony.

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