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Penuriousness vs Parsimony - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between penuriousness and parsimony

is that penuriousness is the quality of being penurious while parsimony is great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

penuriousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being penurious.
  • :In Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'', the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.

    • Synonyms

    *(quality of being penurious ): cheapness, frugality, miserliness, thriftiness

    parsimony

    English

    (wikipedia parsimony)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
  • *
  • (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 '

    Related terms

    * parsimonious

    See also

    * Occam's Razor

    External links

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