"parsimonious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ [UK], /pɑɹ.sɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parsimonious.wav Forms: more parsimonious [comparative], most parsimonious [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊniəs Etymology: From parsimony + -ious. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parsimony|ious}} parsimony + -ious Head templates: {{en-adj}} parsimonious (comparative more parsimonious, superlative most parsimonious)
  1. Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess. Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: penurious, thrifty, stingy, pennywise, tight-fisted, frugal, stingy Translations (exhibiting parsimony): φειδωλός (pheidōlós) (Ancient Greek), parsimoniós (Catalan), 小氣 /小气 (xiǎoqì) (Chinese Mandarin), spořivý [masculine] (Czech), lakomý [masculine] (Czech), skoupý (Czech), škudlivý (Czech), skrblivý (Czech), zuinig (Dutch), gierig (Dutch), säästlik (Estonian), kokkuhoidlik (Estonian), majanduslik (Estonian), kitsas (Finnish), pihi (Finnish), pincé (French), avare (French), parcimonieux (French), sparsam (German), geizig (German), karg (German), φειδωλός (feidolós) (Greek), οικονόμος (oikonómos) (Greek), sprionlaithe (Irish), parsimonioso (Italian), moānanga (Maori), kukumomo (Maori), tūmatarau (Maori), sparsom (Norwegian), økonomisk (Norwegian), gnien (Norwegian), beskjeden (Norwegian), خسیس (xasis) (Persian), parcimonioso [masculine] (Portuguese), parco [masculine] (Portuguese), скупо́й (skupój) (Russian), бережли́вый (berežlívyj) (Russian), жа́дный (žádnyj) (Russian), ска́редный (skárednyj) (Russian), эконо́мный (ekonómnyj) (Russian), parsimonioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parsimonious-en-adj-a48ekGLy Disambiguation of Money: 69 14 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 49 24 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 25 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 54 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 52 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 21 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 55 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 51 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 52 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 52 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 20 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 21 24 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting parsimony': 90 5 5
  2. Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures. Translations (using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures): säästlik (Estonian), parsimonioso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parsimonious-en-adj-n2k~np2x Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of 'using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures': 5 92 3
  3. (sports) Not conceding many goals. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-parsimonious-en-adj-XUEaVoWj Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 26 34 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equiparsimonious, imparsimonious, nonparsimonious, parsimoniously, parsimoniousness, unparsimonious, unparsimoniously
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          "text": "Statistical methods offer the ability to enforce parsimonious selection of the most influential potential predictors of each gene's state.",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "kitsas"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "pihi"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "pincé"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "avare"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "parcimonieux"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "geizig"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "φειδωλός"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "sprionlaithe"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "parsimonioso"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "moānanga"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "tūmatarau"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "sparsom"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "økonomisk"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "gnien"
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    {
      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "beskjeden"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xasis",
      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "خسیس"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
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      "word": "parco"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "скупо́й"
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      "word": "эконо́мный"
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      "sense": "exhibiting parsimony",
      "word": "parsimonioso"
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