frugal

Adjective

1. avoiding waste; “an economical meal”; “an economical shopper”; “a frugal farmer”; “a frugal lunch”; “a sparing father and a spending son”; “sparing in their use of heat and light”; “stinting in bestowing gifts”; “thrifty because they remember the great Depression”; “`scotch’ is used only informally”
   • Synonyms
     • economical
     • scotch
     • sparing
     • stinting
   • Similar to
     • thrifty
   • Related
     • frugality
     • frugalness
     • frugality
     • frugalness
     • economy
     • thriftiness

• frugal - LookUp adjective

1. sparing or economical as regards money or food I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes

simple and plain and costing little a frugal meal

Origin

mid 16th century : from Latin frugalis , from frugi economical, thrifty , from frux , frug- fruit

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. she lives a frugal life

Similar Words: thrifty sparing economical saving careful cautious prudent provident unwasteful sensible canny abstemious abstinent austere self-denying ascetic non-indulgent self-disciplined spartan puritanical nunlike monklike monastic monkish miserly parsimonious scrimping cheese-paring penny-pinching close-fisted ungenerous grasping forehanded tight-fisted tight mingy stingy cheap

Opposites: extravagant

1. the boys finished their frugal breakfast

Similar Words: meagre scanty scant paltry skimpy insufficient plain simple moderate temperate austere ascetic spartan restrained inexpensive cheap economical energy-efficient energy-saving fuel-efficient fuel-saving

Opposites: lavish