thriftiness
/thrif-tee/US // ˈθrɪf ti //UK // (ˈθrɪftɪ) //
节俭,勤俭节约,节俭性,节俭之道
Related Words
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est.
- : practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- : thriving, prosperous, or successful.
- : thriving physically; growing vigorously.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Carlyle was a constant traveller by 'bus, which economy, it may be, agreed well with his Scotch thriftiness.
It must be admitted that simplicity is not meanness, nor thriftiness a fault.
It was in her mind to openly denounce the woman for her heartlessness, but her natural thriftiness interposed.
No one can visit the environs of Murcia without being impressed by the extraordinary industry and thriftiness of its people.
Newman took an interest in French thriftiness and conceived a lively admiration for Parisian economies.
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