parsimonious
/ˌpɑːsəˈməʊniəs/pahr-suh-MOH-nee-uhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌpɑɹsəˈmoʊniəs/pahr-suh-MOH-nee-uhs
Meaningfull of parsimony
Common meaning: very unwilling to spend
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- parsto spareLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1302 · scan
- imoninoun ending: a state or result
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Latinparcō, -ere‘to spare’
- Frenchparsimonie
- Englishparsimony‘extreme frugality’
- Englishformed in English from parsimonyparsimonious‘very unwilling to spend’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from parsimony + -ous.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PARSIMONY, p.422 · scan
Roots
- parcō, -ere Latin “to spare”
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