Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightfistedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tight-fist-ed-ness
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reluctance to spend money; miserliness.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tightfisted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tightfisted

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

stinginess meanness minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony parsimoniousness tightness closeness

Questions

What does tightfistedness mean?: Reluctance to spend money; miserliness.
Where does tightfistedness come from?: From tightfisted + -ness.

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