frugal
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)
- Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
- frugal advice
- 1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Book II, Chapter III:
- By what a frugal man annually saves, he not only affords maintenance to an additional number of productive hands, for that or the ensuing year, but [also] establishes as it were a perpetual fund for the maintenance of an equal number in all times to come.
Synonyms edit
- cheap
- economical
- thrifty
- See also Thesaurus:frugal
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
economical, avoiding waste, thrifty
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Further reading edit
- “frugal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “frugal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin frūgālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal (feminine frugale, masculine plural frugaux, feminine plural frugales)
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Further reading edit
- “frugal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: fru‧gal
Adjective edit
frugal m or f (plural frugais)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “frugal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French frugal, from Latin frugalis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal (strong nominative masculine singular frugaler, comparative frugaler, superlative am frugalsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of frugal
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist frugal | sie ist frugal | es ist frugal | sie sind frugal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | frugaler | frugale | frugales | frugale |
genitive | frugalen | frugaler | frugalen | frugaler | |
dative | frugalem | frugaler | frugalem | frugalen | |
accusative | frugalen | frugale | frugales | frugale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der frugale | die frugale | das frugale | die frugalen |
genitive | des frugalen | der frugalen | des frugalen | der frugalen | |
dative | dem frugalen | der frugalen | dem frugalen | den frugalen | |
accusative | den frugalen | die frugale | das frugale | die frugalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein frugaler | eine frugale | ein frugales | (keine) frugalen |
genitive | eines frugalen | einer frugalen | eines frugalen | (keiner) frugalen | |
dative | einem frugalen | einer frugalen | einem frugalen | (keinen) frugalen | |
accusative | einen frugalen | eine frugale | ein frugales | (keine) frugalen |
Comparative forms of frugal
Superlative forms of frugal
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal m or f (plural frugais)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French frugal, from Latin frugalis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal m or n (feminine singular frugală, masculine plural frugali, feminine and neuter plural frugale)
Declension edit
Declension of frugal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | frugal | frugală | frugali | frugale | ||
definite | frugalul | frugala | frugalii | frugalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | frugal | frugale | frugali | frugale | ||
definite | frugalului | frugalei | frugalilor | frugalelor |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- frugal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
frugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frugales)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “frugal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014