"niggardliness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: niggardlinesses [plural]
Etymology: From niggardly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|niggardly|ness}} niggardly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} niggardliness (usually uncountable, plural niggardlinesses)
  1. The state of being niggardly; parsimony. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: niggardness, niggardship, niggardy, niggardry, niggardise [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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