Associations to the word «Parsimony»

Wiktionary

PARSIMONY, noun. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
PARSIMONY, noun. (by extension) The principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Dictionary definition

PARSIMONY, noun. Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
PARSIMONY, noun. Extreme stinginess.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus