penuriousness Sentence Examples
- The family's penuriousness left them struggling to make ends meet.
- The government's austerity measures plunged many into penuriousness.
- She hid her penuriousness behind a facade of pride.
- The destitute man's penuriousness was heartbreaking.
- The penuriousness of the city's slums was a stark reminder of poverty.
- Despite his penuriousness, he refused to beg on the streets.
- The boy's penuriousness prevented him from attending school.
- The harsh economic climate brought widespread penuriousness.
- The penuriousness of the neighborhood was evident in the dilapidated houses and vacant storefronts.
- Social programs were designed to alleviate the penuriousness of the underprivileged.
penuriousness Meaning
penuriousness (n)
a state of lacking money
a disposition to be niggardly with money
Synonyms & Antonyms of penuriousness
Synonyms:
- conserving
- pinching
- cheeseparing
- tightfistedness
- closeness
- frugality
- penny-pinching
- conservation
- thrift
- husbanding
- managing
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FAQs About the word penuriousness
a state of lacking money, a disposition to be niggardly with money
parsimony, miserliness, stinginess, niggardliness,economy, providence, cheapness, saving, economizing, tightness
generosity, largess, liberality, largesse, extravagance, largess, philanthropy, liberality, generosity, philanthropy
The family's penuriousness left them struggling to make ends meet.
The government's austerity measures plunged many into penuriousness.
She hid her penuriousness behind a facade of pride.
The destitute man's penuriousness was heartbreaking.
