n.; pl. Frugalities [ L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalité. ] 1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have
limits. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.

Syn. -- Economy; parsimony. See Economy. [ 1913 Webster ]

EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

勤倹	[きんけん, kinken] (n) industry; diligence; frugality [Add to Longdo]
勤倹力行	[きんけんりっこう, kinkenrikkou] (n, vs) work hard and practice frugality [Add to Longdo]
倹	[けん, ken] (n) economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality [Add to Longdo]
倹約	[けんやく, kenyaku] (adj-na, n, vs, adj-no) thrift; economy; frugality; (P) [Add to Longdo]
質素	[しっそ, shisso] (adj-na, n) simplicity; modesty; frugality; (P) [Add to Longdo]
質素倹約	[しっそけんやく, shissokenyaku] (n, vs) (practice) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving [Add to Longdo]
惜し気;惜しげ;惜気(io)	[おしげ, oshige] (adj-na, n) (See 惜し気もなく) regret; frugality [Add to Longdo]

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