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Stinginess in a sentence

Stinginess meaning

The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.

Synonyms of Stinginess

trait generosity

Related words

Other words often associated with Stinginess or its synonyms:

sharing kindness attribute unselfishness

Using Stinginess

  • The main meaning on this page is: The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
  • Useful related words include: trait, generosity.
  • In the example corpus, stinginess often appears in combinations such as: stinginess and, stinginess with.

Context around Stinginess

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

financial 1×

Sentence patterns with Stinginess

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and financial stinginess with her 1× company s stinginess and the 1× than his stinginess his lack 1× to the stinginess with which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

duke allows a 1× publishers weekly and 1×

Common sentence endings:

all the turnovers 1× his legendary status 1× in years later 1× toward harsh words 1×

Words around Stinginess

Just before it in the word index:

stingiest 9 stingier 2 stingerz 2 stingers 52 stinger 80 sting 504

Just after it in the word index:

stinging 141 stingless 8 stingley 7 stingray 48 stingrays 61 stings 78

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aaronic 8

Corpus analysis for Stinginess

  • In this selection, "stinginess" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, financial stand out and add context to how "stinginess" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and financial stinginess with her and company s stinginess and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stinginess" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stinginess

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Publishers Weekly and The Stranger had already noted the company’s stinginess, and The Seattle Times would weigh in years later. (21 words)

What she has revealed—Jobs’ emotional callousness, his spiritual and financial stinginess with her—cast a dark shadow on his legendary status. (22 words)

Duke allows a lot of points, relative to the stinginess with which the Blue Devils give up yards, 28 points per game, but that's because of all the turnovers. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

But, while that still rings true no matter how many times you read the book, this time I noticed that Scrooge lamented, even more than his stinginess, his lack of kindness in his relationship with others, his tendency toward harsh words. (41 words)

Duke allows a lot of points, relative to the stinginess with which the Blue Devils give up yards, 28 points per game, but that's because of all the turnovers. (30 words)

What she has revealed—Jobs’ emotional callousness, his spiritual and financial stinginess with her—cast a dark shadow on his legendary status. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

But, while that still rings true no matter how many times you read the book, this time I noticed that Scrooge lamented, even more than his stinginess, his lack of kindness in his relationship with others, his tendency toward harsh words.

Duke allows a lot of points, relative to the stinginess with which the Blue Devils give up yards, 28 points per game, but that's because of all the turnovers.

Publishers Weekly and The Stranger had already noted the company’s stinginess, and The Seattle Times would weigh in years later.

What she has revealed—Jobs’ emotional callousness, his spiritual and financial stinginess with her—cast a dark shadow on his legendary status.

Common combinations with stinginess

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stinginess" in a sentence?
An example: "But, while that still rings true no matter how many times you read the book, this time I noticed that Scrooge lamented, even more than his stinginess, his lack of kindness in his relationship with others, his tendency toward harsh words." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "stinginess" from authentic English texts.
What does "stinginess" mean?
Stinginess means: The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
What are synonyms of "stinginess"?
Common synonyms of "stinginess" include: trait, generosity.
How many example sentences with "stinginess" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "stinginess", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.