Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penuriousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: penu-ri-ous-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being penurious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness."
"Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;"
"Giving that up, she took a broom and a duster and went upstairs to housemaid Mrs Dibble's bedroom, with her head tied up in a coloured scarf. It was a dusty, snuffy job, for penuriousness in Mrs Dibble refused to throw anything away, including dirt, and if anything fell on the floor it remained there."

Etymology

Etymology tree English penurious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English penuriousness From penurious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

cheapness frugality miserliness thriftiness impecuniousness pennilessness

Questions

What does penuriousness mean?: The quality of being penurious.
Where does penuriousness come from?: Etymology tree English penurious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English penuriousness From penurious + -ness.

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