penury 1
noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Examples
- 1.a general state of need exists among the homeless
- 2.their indigence appalled him
Hypernym
poverty 1
noun
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
EnglishDerivationally related form
penurious 1
adjective
not having enough money to pay for necessities
Hyponym
beggary 2
noun
the state of being a beggar or mendicant
