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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesthriftiness
/ˈθrɪftinəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.
"Her thriftiness allowed them to save enough money to buy a house."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'thrifty', which comes from Old Norse 'prif' (prosperity, thriving), related to the verb 'thrive'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form the noun denoting a quality or state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "thriftiness" is said worldwide
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la frugalité
Transliteration: la frugalite
"Sa frugalité l'aide à économiser de l'argent."
die Sparsamkeit
Transliteration: die Sparsamkeit
"Durch ihre Sparsamkeit konnte sie viel Geld zurücklegen."
la parsimonia
Transliteration: la parsimonia
"La sua parsimonia è ammirevole."
la frugalidad
Transliteration: la frugalidad
"Su frugalidad le permitió comprar una casa."
a frugalidade
Transliteration: a frugalidade
"A sua frugalidade ajudou-a a poupar dinheiro."
मितव्ययिता
Transliteration: mitavyayita
"उसकी मितव्ययिता ने उसे पैसे बचाने में मदद की।"
节约
Transliteration: jiéyuē
"她的节约使她存够了买房的钱。"
검소함
Transliteration: geomsoham
"그의 검소함은 모든 사람에게 모범이 된다."
倹約
Transliteration: ken'yaku
"彼女の倹約のおかげでお金を貯めることができた。"
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