parsimony
Definitions
Noun
- Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
- Extreme stinginess
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "parsimony".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pakistani | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | patrimony | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | pellegrini | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | parsippany | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | pelagreeny | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | pirestani | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | polifroni | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | procaccini | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | procassini | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "parsimony".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | harmony | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | passion | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | pearson | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | parsons | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | simon | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | matrimony | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | parson | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | alimony | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | patrimony | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | parsimonious | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | palimony | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | acrimony | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | simony | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | pasion | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | parsing | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | carmony | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | aramony | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | parsippany | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | primo | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | parsi | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "parsimony" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "parsimony" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "parsimony" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "parsimony".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 9
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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