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frugalità

frugality

noun froo-gah-lee-TAH Rare
Mind & Emotions Values

Origin: Latin frugalitas, from frugalis 'economical'.

Also means

thriftiness

Usage Note

Frugalità ends in an accented vowel, so its plural is invariable: le frugalità (though the word is rarely pluralised). It denotes a deliberate simplicity in eating and spending, carrying a positive moral tone unlike avarizia (miserliness). The accent on the final à signals that syllable carries the stress.

Examples

"Vive con grande frugalità e semplicità."

Natural Translation

He lives with great frugality and simplicity.

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