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Penuriousness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being penurious. uncountable

    "In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness."

  2. 2
    a disposition to be niggardly with money wordnet
  3. 3
    a state of lacking money wordnet

Etymology

From penurious + -ness.

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