Uk English Meaning of penury

penury

Other Uk English words related to penury

synonyms

• misery
• poverty
• begging
• deprivation
• destitution
• poverty
• impecuniousness
• Impoverishment
• indigence
• necessity
• need
• neediness
• pauperism
• poverty
• austerity
• bankruptcy
• destitution
• emergency
• exigency
• gutter
• insolvency
• penury
• deprivation
• rainy day
• want
• woe
• wretchedness

antonyms

• Affluence
• opulence
• wealth
• wealth
• luxury
• prosperity
• wealthiness

Definitions and Meaning of penury in English

Wordnet

penury (n)

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

Webster

penury (n.)

Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution.

Penuriousness; miserliness.

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What is the Uk English meaning of the word penury

penury

What is the English meaning of the word penury

a state of extreme poverty or destitutionAbsence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution., Penuriousness; miserliness.

What are the synonyms of the word penury

misery,poverty,begging,deprivation,destitution,poverty,impecuniousness,Impoverishment,indigence,necessity

What are the antonyms of the word penury

Affluence,opulence,wealth,wealth,luxury,prosperity,wealthiness