frugality means the quality of being frugal; prudent economy. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
frugality is pronounced /fɹuːˈɡæləti/.
Why “frugality” is a great word
FRUGALITY — [Noun] The quality of being frugal, characterized by prudent economy and the sparing use of resources. From Middle French frugalité, from Latin frūgālitās ("thriftiness, temperance"), from frūgālis ("virtuous, thrifty"), related to frux ("fruit, virtue"). First recorded in English 1525–35. Unlike "parsimony," which implies a pinched, joyless scarcity, or "extravagance," which suggests a heedless, scattering profusion, frugality is the temperate art of enough. It is the careful darning of a wool sock, the measured stirring of honey into tea, and the patient saving of coins for a purpose—a quiet practice that finds abundance in sufficiency, and freedom in having just enough.
noun
- The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.“Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) economy, thrift, thriftiness, parsimony; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy”
- A sparing use; sparingness.