sparing
English
Adjective
sparing (comparative more sparing, superlative most sparing)
- Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:frugal
Derived terms
- sparingness
Translations
prudent and restrained in the use of resources
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Verb
sparing
- present participle of spare
Noun
sparing (plural sparings)
- The act by which something or someone is spared.
- 1830, Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), The Manners of the Day (volume 2, page 322)
- The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […]
- 1830, Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), The Manners of the Day (volume 2, page 322)
Anagrams
- gnisrap, parings, parsing, rapings, rasping
Indonesian
Etymology
From English sparring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspa.rɪŋ]
- Hyphenation: spa‧ring
Noun
sparing
- (colloquial) to practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
- Synonym: berlatih
Further reading
- “sparing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English sparring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspa.riŋk/
- Rhymes: -ariŋk
- Syllabification: spa‧ring
Noun
sparing m inan
- (sports) sparring (practice match)
Declension
Declension of sparing
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sparing | sparingi |
genitive | sparingu | sparingów |
dative | sparingowi | sparingom |
accusative | sparing | sparingi |
instrumental | sparingiem | sparingami |
locative | sparingu | sparingach |
vocative | sparingu | sparingi |
Derived terms
adjective
- sparingowy
Related terms
noun
- sparingpartner
Further reading
- sparing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sparing in Polish dictionaries at PWN