- Parcity
- Parcity Par"ci*ty, n. [L. parcitas, fr. parcus sparing.] Sparingless. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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Parcity
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parcity — par·ci·ty … English syllables
parcity — ˈpärsəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin parcitas, from parcus sparing, scanty + itas ity : frugality, scantiness … Useful english dictionary
Parsimony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parsimony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 parsimony parsimony parcity| Sgm: N 1 parsimoniousness parsimoniousness stinginess &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 stint stint Sgm: N 1 illiberality illiberality avarice … English dictionary for students
economy — [n] saving, frugality abridgement, austerity, care, carefulness, caution, curtailment, cutback, decrease, deduction, direction, discretion, husbandry, layoff, meanness, miserliness, moratorium, niggardliness, parcity, parsimony, providence,… … New thesaurus
