parsimonious

CEFRC2

/pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unwilling to spend or give money; very stingy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not conceding many goals.

Examples

  • He's a parsimonious soul, always looking to find a good deal.

  • The parsimonious landlord refused to replace even a broken heater.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /pɑɹ.sɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures.

  2. Unwilling to spend money or use resources; extremely frugal or stingy.

  3. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

More examples

In context

  • He was regular in his habits, parsimonious, and industrious; but he lacked all talent needed at the bar—he had neither address, nor eloquence, nor ingenuity.

  • Our fathers would have an economical government, even if grand people called it a parsimonious one, and taxes should be no greater than were absolutely necessary to pay for such a government.

  • Statistical methods offer the ability to enforce parsimonious selection of the most influential potential predictors of each gene's state.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank millionaire refused to buy a new coat, preferring to save every penny.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

From parsimony + -ous.