sparingness
Using very little
Sparingness is the quality of being sparing—using or giving only what is necessary, with little excess.
It describes restraint in consumption, expenditure, or distribution: the sparingness of her praise made it meaningful when it came.
The word carries connotations of frugality or deliberate economy rather than mere scarcity.
Excessive frugality with resources
- thriftCareful use of resources
- thriftinessHabit of avoiding waste
- economizingReducing expenditures deliberately
- scrimpingExcessive thrift, stingy saving
penny-pinching · tightfistedness · cheeseparing · stinginess · cheapness · penuriousness · miserliness · niggardliness
Avoidance of excess
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
self-denial · continence · reserve · discipline · willpower · self-restraint · self-discipline · abnegation
Lack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- reductionMaking something smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
bare-bones · spartan · understated · unadorned · stripped-down · lean · austere · functional
parsimony
Excessive frugality with resources
- thriftCareful use of resources
- thriftinessHabit of avoiding waste
- economizingReducing expenditures deliberately
scrimping · penny-pinching · tightfistedness · cheeseparing · stinginess · cheapness · penuriousness · miserliness · niggardliness · skimping
moderation
Avoidance of excess
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
forbearance · self-denial · continence · reserve · discipline · willpower · self-restraint · self-discipline · abnegation · inhibition
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- reductionMaking something smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
decluttering · bare-bones · spartan · understated · unadorned · stripped-down · lean · austere · functional · conciseness
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Excessive richness or abundance
extravagance · wastefulness · squandering · profligacy · prodigality
sparingnessgenerosity
Readiness to give freely
liberality · munificence · bountifulness · lavishness · openhandedness
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