parsimoniousness n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily [syn: {parsimony}, {thrift}, {penny-pinching}] 2: extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {minginess}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness}, {parsimony}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness}, {closeness}] Source: WordNet® 2.0