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penuriousness
pe·nu·ri·ous P0175500 (pə-no͝or′ē-əs, -nyo͝or′-)adj.1. Poverty-stricken; destitute.2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.3. Scanty or meager: "an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals" (Charlotte Brontë).
[From Medieval Latin pēnūriōsus, from Latin pēnūria, want.]
pe·nu′ri·ous·ly adv.pe·nu′ri·ous·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | penuriousness - a state of lacking moneyimpecuniousness, pennilessnessimpoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | | 2. | penuriousness - a disposition to be niggardly with moneystinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money |
penuriousnessnounThe condition of being extremely poor:beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penury, poverty, privation, want.
penuriousness
Related to penuriousness: perpetually, miserlinessSynonyms for penuriousnessnoun the condition of being extremely poorSynonyms- beggary
- destitution
- impecuniosity
- impecuniousness
- impoverishment
- indigence
- need
- neediness
- pennilessness
- penury
- poverty
- privation
- want
Synonyms for penuriousnessnoun a state of lacking moneySynonyms- impecuniousness
- pennilessness
Related Words- impoverishment
- poorness
- poverty
noun a disposition to be niggardly with moneyRelated Words |