Definition of penury Penury
/pɛˈnjʊɹi/ - [penyuree] - pen•u•ry
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What does penury mean?
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| penury - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" | ||
| indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization | ||
| poverty, impoverishment, poorness the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||
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- penury (Noun)
Extreme want; poverty; destitution. - penury (Noun)
A lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- penury (n.)
Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution. - penury (n.)
Penuriousness; miserliness.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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penury
Lack of the means of subsistence.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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penury
pen′ū-ri, n. want: absence of means or resources: great poverty.—adj. Penū′rious, showing penury: not bountiful: too saving: sordid: miserly.—adv. Penū′riously.—n. Penū′riousness. [Fr.,—L. penuria; Gr. peina, hunger, penēs, poor.]
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🔤- penury, noun, singular of penuries.
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