Difference between Meanness and Tightfistedness

MEANNESS vs TIGHTFISTEDNESS: NOUN

A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness.
A mean act.
The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
2 and Littleness, Meanness, illiberality, sordidness, penuriousness, closeness, miserliness. Littleness applies to more than meanness applies to, as the understanding and the affections; it is the opposite of all largeness of nature, and especially of magnanimity. Meanness is directly selfish, but in a sordid, groveling, pinching fashion; it is the opposite of nobleness and generosity. See penuriousness.
Synonyms Abjectness, lowness, lowliness, scantiness. slenderness. See abject.
Sordid illiberality; stinginess; over-selfish economy in small things; niggardliness.
Want of mental elevation or dignity, destitution of spirit or honor; contemptibleness; baseness.
The state of being mean in grade or quality; want of dignity or distinction; commonness; poorness; rudeness.
A mean, vindictive spirit.
The quality of being deliberately mean
Extreme stinginess

Cruelty, Ferocity, Inhumanity, Wickedness, Ruthlessness, Pettiness, Parsimoniousness, Niggardness, Niggardliness, Minginess, Tightness, Closeness, Tightfistedness, Parsimony, Beastliness

Depravity, Condescension, Hatefulness, Stupidity, Ugliness, Cowardice, Arrogance, Nastiness, Ferocity, Wickedness, Niggardness, Tightness, Closeness, Parsimony, Beastliness

Meanness will be rewarded in the same way it was given.
So they turn their fear into rage and meanness.
With Edward, he testifies to the meanness of Mrs.
Andrew Mellick was another marker of his contrived meanness.
Sheer meanness had become a customary form of entertainment.
She saw all the pettiness and meanness of soul.
Not many people would choose meanness over kindness.
ANT: Obscurity, meanness, commonalty, serfdom, paltriness, contemptibleness, plebeianism.
Christ, notwithstanding the present meanness of his appearance.
Defence has nothing to do with the meanness.