Definition of Parsemony
Par"si*mo*ny (?), n. [L.
parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare,
parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or
sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense;
excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon.
Awful parsimony presided generally at the
table. Thackeray.
Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness;
closeness; stinginess. See Economy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- stinginess; frugality; great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- by analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem (cf. Occam's Razor)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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