Parsimonious: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Parsimonious adjective. Extremely unwilling to spend money or use resources.
How to say it
par-sih-MOH-nee-us/ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (MOH).
Parsimonious in a sentence
The parsimonious publisher paid his authors in copies of their own books.
Heating the house to a parsimonious fifteen degrees, they wore coats indoors.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- stingy
- mean
- miserly
- tight-fisted
Opposite:
- generous
- lavish
- munificent
Where parsimonious comes from
From Latin parsimonia, thrift, from parcere, to spare.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Heating the house to a _____ fifteen degrees, they wore coats indoors.
- parsimonious
- pecuniary
- sumptuary
Show the answer
parsimonious: Heating the house to a parsimonious fifteen degrees, they wore coats indoors.