• (n.) The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess. • (n.) The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/niggardliness/
Nig'gard·li·ness noun The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess. « Niggardliness is not good husbandry.» Addison. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/21