miserliness

English

Etymology

miserly +‎ -ness, with usual ‘-y’ → ‘-i-’ spelling change on adding suffixes.

Noun

miserliness (uncountable)

The property of being miserly.

Synonyms

peniaphobia

Translations

property of being miserly

Czech: lakota f
French: avarice (fr) f
German: Geiz (de) m

Greek: τσιγκουνιά (el) f (tsigkouniá), φιλαργυρία (el) f (filargyría)
Spanish: avaricia (es) f, tacañería f

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