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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStinginess
/ˈstɪŋ.dʒi.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A reluctance to spend money or use resources; unwillingness to share or be generous.
"His legendary stinginess meant he rarely tipped the waitstaff at restaurants." - 2
The quality of being meager or inadequate in amount.
"The stinginess of the portions left everyone still feeling hungry after dinner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'stingy', which likely originated in the 17th century as a blend of 'sting' (in the sense of to prick or smart) and 'niggardly'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun indicating a state or quality, dating back to Old English development.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stinginess" is said worldwide
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avarice
Transliteration: /a.va.ʁis/
"Son avarice l'empêche de profiter de la vie."
Geiz
Transliteration: /ɡaɪ̯ts/
"Sein Geiz ist weithin bekannt."
taccagneria
Transliteration: /tak.kan.ʒeˈri.a/
"La sua taccagneria gli impedisce di fare regali."
tacañería
Transliteration: /ta.ka.ɲeˈɾi.a/
"Nadie tolera la tacañería del jefe con los empleados."
avareza
Transliteration: /a.vaˈɾe.zɐ/
"A avareza dele tornou-o uma pessoa solitária."
कंजूसी
Transliteration: kanjoosipan
"उसकी कंजूसी के कारण किसी ने उसे पसंद नहीं किया।"
小气
Transliteration: xiǎoqi
"他的小气让所有人都感到不满。"
인색함
Transliteration: insæk-ham
"그의 인색함은 친구들 사이에서 유명하다."
ケチ
Transliteration: kechi
Script: けち
"彼のケチな性格にはみんなうんざりしている。"
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