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Thriftiness vs Unthrift - What's the difference?

thriftiness | unthrift |

As nouns the difference between thriftiness and unthrift

is that thriftiness is the property of being thrifty while unthrift is a lack of thriftiness; prodigality.

As an adjective unthrift is

unthrifty.

thriftiness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property of being thrifty.

    • Synonyms

    * frugality * parsimony

    unthrift

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lack of thriftiness; prodigality.
  • Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money.
  • *1633 , John Donne, "The Autumnall":
  • *:But name not Winter-faces , whose skin's slacke; / Lanke, as an unthrifts purse [...].

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unthrifty.