Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being saving or sparing; frugality; parsimony.
- noun Tendency to promote spiritual safety or eternal salvation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money uselessly; frugality; parsimony.
- noun Tendency to promote salvation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being careful not to waste money;
frugality ;parsimony . - noun Tendency to promote
religious salvation .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
saving + -ness
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Examples
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Not since the clap-on light switch have we seen such a breakthrough in labor savingness.
scusteister: Mind Controlled Wheelchair scusteister 2009
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Not since the clap-on light switch have we seen such a breakthrough in labor savingness.
Mind Controlled Wheelchair scusteister 2009
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