(Entry 1 of 5) transitive verb. 1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult dissed her former co-star in the interview was dissed and ignored at the party. 2 slang : to find fault with : criticize dissed her wardrobe.

English for Students In this, DIS is a prefix which is placed in front of the root word PLAY to form another word which is DISPLAY here. In this, BE is a prefix which is placed in front of the root word SET to form another word which is BESET here.

a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (see de-, un-2); used freely, especially with these latter senses, as an English formative: disability; disaffirm; disbar; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown. Also di-.

other words for legible

• coherent.
• distinct.
• intelligible.
• lucid.
• neat.
• readable.
• understandable.
• clear.

An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the possession of those circumstances or that state of being which is attended enjoyment; the state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness. …

Miser. Miser was originally used as an adjective meaning “stingy” or “penurious,” as in “a miser father.” As an adjective, it is still occasionally used; however, the synonymous miserly is used much more frequently. The related noun form begins being used by mid-16th century in reference to a wretched, miserable person …

traitor Add to list Share. A traitor says one thing but does another. Traitor also applies to a person who betrays his country by committing treason: turning against his own government, perhaps by selling secret information.

1. Stingy, parsimonious, miserly, mean, close all mean reluctant to part with money or goods. Stingy, the most general of these terms, means unwilling to share, give, or spend possessions or money: children who are stingy with their toys; a stingy, grasping skinflint.

English Language Learners Definition of frugal : careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to : using money or supplies in a very careful way.

A spendthrift (also profligate or prodigal) is someone who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful with money, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond his or her means. …

Some common synonyms of frugal are economical, sparing, and thrifty. While all these words mean “careful in the use of one’s money or resources,” frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle.

Careful with money – thesaurus

1. thrifty. adjective. careful about how you spend money so that you do not waste any.
2. economical. adjective. not costing or spending much money.
3. frugal. adjective.
4. careful. adjective.
5. mean. adjective.
6. tight. adjective.
7. miserly. adjective.
8. stingy. adjective.

Noun or Adjective for someone who is good in managing resources and/or money

1. Resourcefulness (too cognitive)
2. Thriftiness (too mean)
3. Frugality (too practical)
4. Proneness to Saving (too inaccurate)
5. Parsimony (too greedy)

a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.

Both words tell us something about the manner in which a person spends his money. Of the two, ‘stingy’ has a negative connotation. A ‘stingy’ individual is someone who has money, but is very reluctant to part with it. Frugal is a much more positive word than ‘stingy’.

Spend, disburse, expend, squander refer to paying out money. Spend is the general word: We spend more for living expenses now.

Synonyms

1. wealth. noun. a large amount of money and other valuable things.
2. fortune. noun. a very large amount of money.
3. pile. noun. a large amount of money.
4. windfall. noun. an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount.
5. payout. noun.
6. mint. noun.
7. big money. noun.
8. a small fortune. phrase.