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tightfisted-ness
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun tightfisted-ness has 1 sense
  1. meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness - extreme stinginess
    --1 is a kind of stinginess
    --1 has particulars: pettiness; miserliness

Definitions from the Web

Tightfisted-ness

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: The quality or state of being excessively stingy or miserly.

Usage:

  1. His tightfisted-ness became apparent when he refused to contribute to the office charity event.
  2. The tightfisted-ness of the wealthy businessman surprised his employees.
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