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stinginess

/ˈstɪndʒinəs/noun

उच्चारण स्टिन्जिनस

कंजूसी, कृपणता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] informal

    the quality of not being willing to give or spend money

    कंजूसी, कृपणता

    • His stinginess was well known; he never paid for anyone's tea.
    • The firm was criticised for its stinginess towards its workers.

    Synonyms meanness miserliness parsimony niggardliness tight-fistedness

    Opposite generosity liberality munificence

◇Word family
stingy adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

meanness miserliness parsimony niggardliness tight-fistedness

Antonyms

generosity liberality munificence

§Grammar and usage

Stingy and stinginess are said with a soft g, like the j in jam, not like the word sting.

Stingy और stinginess का g, jam के j की तरह बोला जाता है, sting शब्द की तरह नहीं।