penuriousness

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The quality of being penurious.

   In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.

Similar words

pennilessness impecuniousness penurity poorness impoverishedness expensefulness parsimoniousness uneconomicalness priceyness niggardliness

Often followed by

of and in or was which is