Sparingness

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  • n. The property of being sparing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The character of being sparing or inclined to spare; especially, frugality, scantiness, or the like: as, the sparingness of one's diet.
  • Word Usage
    "But his quiet manner of living and his sparingness in expenses and his disregard of appearance gave him, when he became emperor, an ill-name for meanness, being, in fact, his worn-out credit for regularity and moderation."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    frugality