🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

frugalità

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fru.ɡa.liˈta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frugality/fruːˈɡæl.ə.ti/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La sua frugalità nello stile di vita era ammirevole."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being economical with money or food; careful management of material resources.

    "Through careful budgeting and everyday frugality, they managed to save enough money to buy their first home."
  2. 2

    Simplicity and economy in lifestyle and consumption.

    "Her lifestyle was characterized by a quiet frugality that rejected unnecessary luxuries and consumerism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin frugalitatem, stemming from frugalis (useful, virtuous, thrifty), which originates from fruges (fruits of the earth, crops). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, the term shifted from denoting general moral worth and fruitful character to specifically representing careful management of resources and avoidance of wastefulness.

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