penuriousness

1 the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money he daily practiced such penuriousness that few would have guessed that he was one of the state's wealthiest residents Synonyms of penuriousness cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, parsimony, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightnessWords Related to penuriousness conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managingNear Antonyms of penuriousness bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness

2 the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions the abject penuriousness of so many of the city's inhabitants should be a cause for concern Synonyms of penuriousness beggary, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, poverty, penury, poorness, wantWords Related to penuriousness gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness; exigency; emergency, rainy day; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straiteningNear Antonyms of penuriousness luxury, prosperityAntonyms of penuriousness affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness