The quality or state of being frugal; the practice of being careful with money and avoiding waste.
Formed by adding the suffix -ness to 'frugal,' a standard English pattern for creating abstract nouns. The root remains the Latin 'frugalis,' meaning economical or thrifty.
English speakers prefer 'frugality' over 'frugalness' today, but both are grammatically correct—this shows how language naturally gravitates toward certain word forms even when alternatives exist.
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