ungenerosity

noun

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as in selfishness

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Recent Examples of ungenerosity What Warren fails to recognize is that the formula of progress that dictates these measures also dictates that they will someday be regarded as the ungenerosity of a primitive people. — Greg Weiner, National Review, 26 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenerosity
  1. selfishness
  2. economy
  3. thrift
  4. frugality
  5. saving
  6. parsimony
Noun
  • The film’s underlying suggestion that spies are just as susceptible to selfishness, prone to mistakes, and likely to lie as anyone lines up nicely with some of the revelations brought to light during the George W. Bush years, and little that’s happened since has made the movie seem less insightful.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • His touring feels like a shield against that selfishness, an investment in a connection with his fellow Americans.
    — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of selfishness
Noun
  • Questions that had long seemed resolved—about the nature of the global economy and America’s role in the world—are suddenly getting new answers.
    — Edward Felsenthal, TIME, 16 Mar. 2025
  • With budget cuts looming, the VTC is imploring local businesses, community partners and donors to invest in workforce development and help shape the future of Baltimore’s economy.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of economy
Noun
  • Check thrift stores, your local buy-nothing groups, and your own junk drawers.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Most of Johnson’s acquisitions came via the secondhand market: a shirt from a thrift store and a scarf from The RealReal.
    — Ana Colón, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of thrift
Noun
  • The Cincinnati Bengals have been criticized for years for being the one of the few NFL teams without a true indoor practice facility—viewed by some fans as a symbol of ownership’s frugality.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The 38-year-old Overland Park resident strives to limit his out-of-pocket expenses to $1,000 a month, part of a frugality born out of a challenging life.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of frugality
Noun
  • One-seventh of the savings could cover all global infrastructure investment needs this century, across sectors including energy, telecommunications, transport and water.
    — David Vetter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Keep the savings coming with more tech deals on Amazon today!
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of saving
Noun
  • The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.
    — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.
    — Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
Definition of parsimony

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“Ungenerosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungenerosity. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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