miserliness

the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money some kids like to grouse about the miserliness of their parents as far as allowances are concerned the company's misguided miserliness is the reason we're still using these inefficient, outdated computers Synonyms cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, parsimony, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightnessRelated Words conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managingNear Antonyms bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness