penuriousness

noun

1. (uncountable)The quality of being penurious.

   “In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.”

   “Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;”

   “Giving that up, she took a broom and a duster and went upstairs to housemaid Mrs Dibble's bedroom, with her head tied up in a coloured scarf. It was a dusty, snuffy job, for penuriousness in Mrs Dibble refused to throw anything away, including dirt, and if anything fell on the floor it remained there.”