Thrifty

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing.
  • adj. Industrious and thriving; prosperous.
  • adj. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal.
  • adj. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a thrifty farmer or mechanic.
  • adj. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty plant or colt.
  • adj. Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
  • adj. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition; becoming.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.
  • adj. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth.
  • adj. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving.
  • adj. Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
  • adj. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition; becoming.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by thrift; frugal; sparing; careful; economical; saving; using economy and good management.
  • Thriving; flourishing; successful; prosperous; fortunate.
  • Well-husbanded.
  • Showing marks of thrift; expensive; rich.
  • Useful; profitable.
  • Synonyms See economy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. mindful of the future in spending money
  • adj. careful and diligent in the use of resources
    • Equivalent
    provident    penny-wise    sparing    stinting    scotch    economical    saving    frugal   
    Antonym
    spendthrift   
    Variant
    thriftier    thriftiest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sparing    careful    economical    saving    frugal    thriving    becoming    economy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fifty    nifty    shifty   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    industrious    hardworking    frugal    enterprising    law-abiding    well-to-do    economical    sober    self-reliant    discreet   
     
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