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stinginess

From LSJ

Ὀίκοι μένειν δεῖ τὸν καλῶς εὐδαίμονα → The person who is well satisfied should stay at home.

Aeschylus, fr. 317

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substantive

Ar. and P. φειδωλία, ἡ; see meanness.

Translations

Azerbaijani: simiclik; Breton: tostoni; Faroese: gírni; French: radinerie; Georgian: ხელმოჭერილობა, სიძუნწე; German: Geiz, Knauserei; Greek: τσιγκουνιά, καρμιριά, σφιχτοχεριά, σπαγκιά, ματζιριά; Ancient Greek: ἀκρίβεια, ἀκριβείη, ἀκριβολογία, ἀμεταδοσία, ἀνελευθερία, ἀνελευθεριότης, γλισχρία, γλισχρότης, εὐτέλεια, εὐτελείη, εὐτελίη, κιμβεία, κιμβικεία, κιμβικία, κινάβρα, κνιπεία, μικροδοσία, μικρολογία, σμικρολογία, φειδωλία, χήλευμα; Irish: péisteánacht, cinnteacht, cruacht, ceacharthacht, sprionlaitheacht, gortaíl, cruáil, cruálacht, cruas, caillteacht, gannchúis, stinsireacht, neoid; Italian: taccagneria, tirchieria, avarizia, grettezza, pitoccheria, spilorceria; Latin: avaritia; Norwegian: gjerrighet; Romanian: avariție, zgârcenie, parcimonie; Russian: жадность, скупость; Slovene: skopušnost; Spanish: tacañería; Tagalog: kakulpitan, kakuriputan; Turkish: cimrilik