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Frugal vs Moderation - What's the difference?

frugal | moderation |

As an adjective frugal

is avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

As a noun moderation is

moderation.

frugal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
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    • Synonyms

    * cheap * economical * thrifty * See also

    Antonyms

    * spendthrift * prodigal * lavish

    Derived terms

    * frugality

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    moderation

    English

    (wikipedia moderation)

    Noun

  • The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
  • * {{quote-book
    • , passage=...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame... , page=17 , title=An Account of the Growth of Deism in England , author=William Stephens , year=1696}}
  • * 1772 , , [http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394]:
    • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation !
  • * 1821 October 12, , [http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7]:
    • America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
  • An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
  • * {{quote-news, year=1936, date=March, work=The Southern Lumberman citation
    • , passage=With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather
  • The process of moderating a discussion
    • The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.

    Related terms

    * in moderation * moderate * moderateness * moderating