Home › Words › N › niggardyniggardyniggardy · noun — niggardliness.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English nygardie; equivalent to niggard + -y.nounNiggardliness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.niggard 79% match — Sparing; stinting; parsimonious. vs niggardy →nigon 74% match — Niggard, miser. vs niggardy →niggerous 67% match — Synonym of niggery. vs niggardy →miserliness 67% match — The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony. vs niggardy →niggerishness 66% match — The quality of being niggerish. vs niggardy →closehandedness 64% match — Parsimony. vs niggardy →nipcheese 63% match — Synonym of miser. vs niggardy →niggling 63% match — Petty vs niggardy →