φιλάργυρος — meaning in English

English meaning

• illiberal adj Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
• miser noun Someone who hoards money and hates spending it, even when they can easily afford to.

Senses

φιλάργυρος is used for these senses in English:

• illiberal (archaic) Ungenerous, stingy.
• miser (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

illiberal — full definition

1. adj Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
2. adj Narrow-minded; bigoted.
3. adj Ungenerous, stingy.
4. adj Not adhering to either liberalism or neoliberalism.

Related Greek words