Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parsimony

2 senses of parsimony

Sense 1
parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching -- (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
       => frugality, frugalness -- (prudence in avoiding waste)

Sense 2
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness -- (extreme stinginess)
       => stinginess -- (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)