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6-letter words (1 found)

FRUGAL,

5-letter words (5 found)

FUGAL,FURAL,GLAUR,GULAR,RUGAL,

4-letter words (16 found)

AGLU,FARL,FAUR,FLAG,FRAG,FRAU,FRUG,FURL,GAUR,GUAR,GULA,GULF,GURL,LAUF,RAGU,RUGA,

3-letter words (21 found)

ALF,ALU,ARF,AUF,FAG,FAR,FLU,FRA,FUG,FUR,GAL,GAR,GAU,GUL,GUR,LAG,LAR,LUG,LUR,RAG,RUG,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AL,AR,FA,FU,GU,LA,UG,UR,

You can make 52 words from frugal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of frugal

frugal

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹuːɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -uːɡəl

Adjective

frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)

  1. Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

Synonyms

  • cheap
  • economical
  • thrifty
  • See also Thesaurus:frugal

Antonyms

  • lavish
  • prodigal
  • spendthrift

Derived terms

  • frugality

Translations

Further reading

  • “frugal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “frugal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin frūgālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁy.ɡal/

Adjective

frugal (feminine frugale, masculine plural frugaux, feminine plural frugales)

  1. frugal, austere

Related terms

  • frugalement
  • frugalité

Further reading

  • “frugal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin frūgālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: fru‧gal

Adjective

frugal m or f (plural frugais)

  1. frugal, economical

Related terms

  • frugalidade

Further reading

  • “frugal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French frugal, from Latin frugalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʁuˈɡaːl]
  • Hyphenation: fru‧gal

Adjective

frugal (strong nominative masculine singular frugaler, comparative frugaler, superlative am frugalsten)

  1. frugal

Declension

Further reading

  • “frugal” in Duden online
  • “frugal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frūgālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: fru‧gal

Adjective

frugal m or f (plural frugais)

  1. frugal, economical

Derived terms

  • frugalmente

Related terms

  • frugalidade

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French frugal, from Latin frugalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fruˈɡal/

Adjective

frugal m or n (feminine singular frugală, masculine plural frugali, feminine and neuter plural frugale)

  1. frugal

Declension

Related terms

  • frugalitate

Further reading

  • frugal in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin frūgālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾuˈɡal/ [fɾuˈɣ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: fru‧gal

Adjective

frugal m or f (masculine and feminine plural frugales)

  1. frugal, economical

Related terms

Further reading

  • “frugal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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