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Parsimony vs Covetousness - What's the difference?

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Parsimony is a synonym of covetousness.


As nouns the difference between parsimony and covetousness

is that parsimony is great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily while covetousness is immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

parsimony

Noun

(-)
  • Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
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  • (by extension) The principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.
  • Synonyms

    * see'' stinginess''' and ' niggardliness * see also'' economy, frugality, ''' and '

    See also

    * Occam's Razor

    covetousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
  • * 1588: La Placette, Jean Of the Incurable Scepticism of the Church of Rome
  • He which will yield to Fear. mu?t nece??arily yield to Covetou?ne?s or any inordinate De?ire.
  • * 1661: Johnson, J. The morning-exercise at Cripple-gate
  • Covetou?ne?s is the yelow Jaundice of the foul, which ari?es from the over-flowing of the heart with love to yellow gold, by which a Chri?tian is dull'd and deadned.
  • * 1815: Lavington, Samuel Sermons and other discourses, Volume 1
  • Covetousness prevents all good, and is and inlet and encouragement to evil.
  • * 1976: Ellul, Jacques The Ethics of Freedom page 134
  • In obvious compensation and opposition the fear of nothingness becomes the source of covetousness ...

    Synonyms

    * See also