# stingy

**Pronunciation:** /ˈstɪn.dʒi/ · STIN-jee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

## Examples

- The stingy landlord refused to fix the heating, even in winter.
- She was too stingy to buy a new coat, so she wore her old one.
- Don't be so stingy with the butter; there's plenty more in the fridge.

## Synonyms

- mean — General term for unwilling to spend money or share.
- tight-fisted — Emphasizes a very strong reluctance to spend money.
- miserly — Suggests extreme stinginess, often to the point of hoarding.
- parsimonious — More formal term for extremely frugal, sometimes to an excessive degree.

## Antonyms

- generous — Willing to give or share freely.
- giving — Willing to donate or share.
- lavish — Extremely generous, often to an excessive degree.

## Common patterns

- stingy with — Unwilling to give or spend a particular resource. — The company is notoriously stingy with employee benefits.
- stingy about — Unwilling to give or spend on a particular subject or action. — He's stingy about paying for repairs.

## Collocations

- stingy with — He's very stingy with his money, never lending it to friends.
- stingy about — She was stingy about sharing her lunch.

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