Frugality vs Diligence - What's the difference?
frugality | diligence |
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
A sparing use; sparingness.
conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something
A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
* 1818 , , Volume 1, Chapter V:
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(legal, Scotland) The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
As nouns the difference between frugality and diligence
is that frugality is the quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift while diligence is conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something.frugality
English
(wikipedia frugality)Noun
(-)Synonyms
* parsimony * thriftinessReferences
* *diligence
English
(wikipedia diligence)Noun
(en noun)- Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the various diligences and carriages usually stopped.