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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frugality \Fru*gal"i*ty\, n.; pl {Frugalities}. [L. frugalitas: cf F. frugalit['e].] 1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits. --Burke. 2. A sparing use sparingness; as frugality of praise. Syn: Economy; parsimony. See {Economy}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frugality n : prudence in avoiding waste [syn: {frugalness}]
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