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frugal

/ˈfɹuːɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
fru-gal
IPA
/ˈfɹuːɡəl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

adj

Obtained by or characterized by frugality.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰrewHg-, -, frugalis

Inflected Forms

more frugal (comparative) most frugal (superlative)

Derived Forms

frugalism frugalist frugalista frugality frugalize frugally frugalness infrugal superfrugal unfrugal

Phrases

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Frequently Paired Words

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush stingy

Synonyms

cheap economical thrifty abstemious canny chary moderate close with a buck economic frugal provident husbandly

Antonyms

extravagant lavish prodigal spendthrift simple

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce frugal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹuːɡəl/.
What does frugal mean?
Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
Where does frugal come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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