| NOUN | plant | thrift | any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers |
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| attribute | thrift, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching | extreme / extreme care in spending money |
| Sounds | thrih'ft | |
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| Rhymes | adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft... | |
| Meaning | Any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers. | |
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| Member of | Armeria, genus Armeria | shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials |
| Narrower | cliff rose, sea pink, Armeria maritima | tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone |
| Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
| Meaning | extreme / extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. | |
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| Synonyms | parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching | |
| Broader | frugality, frugalness | prudence in avoiding waste |
| Spanish | parquedad, parsimonia | |
| Catalan | garreperia, parsimònia | |
| Adjectives | thrifty | careful and diligent in the use of resources |
| thrifty | mindful of the future in spending money | |
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