Parsimony

  • 11parsimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive frugality Nouns 1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, stinginess, miserliness; illiberality, avarice, greed (see desire). See selfishness, economy. 2. miser, niggard, churl, skinflint, scrimp,… …

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  • 12parsimony — [ pα:sɪməni] noun extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources. Phrases principle (or law) of parsimony the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way. Origin ME: from L. parsimonia,… …

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  • 13parsimony — noun the parsimony of her grandparents had embittered her against the elderly Syn: cheapness, miserliness, meanness, parsimoniousness, niggardliness, close fistedness, closeness, penny pinching; informal stinginess, minginess, tightness,… …

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  • 14parsimony — n. 1 carefulness in the use of money or other resources. 2 meanness, stinginess. Phrases and idioms: law of parsimony the assertion that no more causes or forces should be assumed than are necessary to account for the facts. Derivatives:… …

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  • 15parsimony analysis —   See maximum parsimony …

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  • 16parsimony — noun Etymology: Middle English parcimony, from Latin parsimonia, from parsus, past participle of parcere to spare Date: 15th century 1. a. the quality of being careful with money or resources ; thrift b. the quality or state of being stingy 2.… …

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  • 17parsimony — n. [L. parsimonia, frugality] Economizing in assumption of reasoning …

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  • 18parsimony — /pahr seuh moh nee/, n. extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness. [1400 50; late ME parcimony < L parsimonia, parcimonia frugality, thrift, equiv. to parsi (comb. form of parsus, ptp. of parcere to economize) or parci&#8230; …

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  • 19parsimony — noun a) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. b) By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem. Syn: economy, frugality, stinginess, niggardliness See Also: parsimonious …

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  • 20parsimony — Synonyms and related words: Lenten fare, austerity, austerity program, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, economic planning, economicalness, economy, economy of means, exiguity, exiguousness, false economy, forehandedness, frugality,&#8230; …

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