skinflint

Questions about skinflint

What does skinflint mean?

skinflint means "a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend".

How many syllables are in skinflint?

skinflint has 2 syllables: skin-flint. The stress falls on "skin". In IPA it is /ˈskɪnflɪnt/.

What is another word for skinflint?

Close synonyms include niggard, scrooge, churl. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skinflint a common word?

skinflint is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.