sparing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sparing
adj.
economical, thrifty, frugal; meager, limited; lenient
spare
v.
be lenient with, handle gently; free from, release, save from; refrain from; save, conserve, use frugally; allow, grant, give; omit
sparing
Adjective
1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
(synonym) economical, frugal, scotch, stinting
(similar) thrifty
(classification) colloquialism
spare
Noun
1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
(synonym) spare part
(hypernym) component, constituent, element
2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
(synonym) fifth wheel
(hypernym) car wheel
3. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
(hypernym) score
Verb
1. refrain from harming
(synonym) save
(hypernym) refrain, forbear
(hyponym) favor, favour
(derivation) sparer
2. save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
(hypernym) exempt, relieve, free
3. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
(synonym) give up, part with, dispense with
(hypernym) give
4. use frugally or carefully
(hypernym) use, expend
Adjective
1. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
(synonym) trim
(similar) thin, lean
2. more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
(synonym) excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
(similar) unnecessary, unneeded
3. just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look"
(similar) sufficient
4. not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
(synonym) free
(similar) unoccupied
5. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
(synonym) reserve(a)
(similar) unnecessary, unneeded
6. lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
(synonym) bare(a), scanty
(similar) meager, meagre, meagerly
sparing
příd.jm.
střídmý
spare
v.
věnovat komu; najít si (na koho); ušetřit; uchránit koho/co (před čím); nazbyt
sparing
Przym.
oszczędny
spare
Czas.
darowywać; poświęcać; oszczędzać
Sparing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Spare
(a.)
Spare; saving; frugal; merciful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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