stingy
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The meaning (definition) of the word stingy
not willing to share or give much
The word stingy used in a sentence
“My uncle is stingy and gives only one jelly bean”
Words that mean the same as stingy (synonyms)
meangreedy
Words that mean the opposite of stingy (antonyms)
generous
How the word stingy is said around the world
| French | radin (rah-DAN) |
| Spanish | tacaño (tah-KAH-nyoh) |
| Mandarin | 小气 (shyow chee) |
| Hindi | कंजूस (kun-JOOS) |
| Arabic | بَخِيل (ba-KHEEL) |
| Russian | жадный (ZHAHD-nih) |
| Portuguese (EU) | forreta (foo-HAY-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pão-duro (pow-DOO-roo) |
| Japanese | けち (KEH-chee) |
| German | geizig (GHY-tsikh) |
| Urdu | کنجوس (kun-JOOS) |
| Punjabi | ਕੰਜੂਸ (kun-JOOS) |
| Korean | 인색한 (een-SAY-kahn) |
| Hebrew | קמצן (kahm-TSAHN) |
| Greek | τσιγκούνης (tsee-GOO-nees) |
| Dutch | gierig (GHEE-rukh) |
| Tagalog | kuripot (koo-ree-POHT) |
| Vietnamese | keo kiệt (keow KEEUT) |
| Turkish | cimri (jeem-REE) |
| Persian | خسیس (kha-SEES) |
| Polish | skąpy (SKOM-pih) |
| Ukrainian | скупий (sku-PYY) |
| Bengali | কৃপণ (KREE-pon) |
| Swedish | snål (snohl) |
| Italian | tirchio (TEER-kyoh) |
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