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moneyless

5.7

Having no money to pay for things

adjective
/ˈmʌniˌlɛs/

: sin dinero

The moneyless family relied on the support of their community to get through tough times.

Or should I spend myself jobless and moneyless in trying to work out what the fuck is going wrong in our culture?

Examples

Moneyless adults would never fit in.

Fiction book (1996)
We returned jobless, homeless, and moneyless.

Academic text (2009)
After losing her job, she found herself moneyless and struggling to pay her bills.
During the economic downturn, many people became moneyless and had to seek assistance.

Synonyms

poor

vsmoneyless

∞ 1.0

Having little money or possessions

is narrower, focusing directly on lacking money rather than general lack

broke

vsmoneyless

Informal

237 1.8

Having no money

is the same basic idea but can be more informal and general

impoverished

vsmoneyless

50 6.2

People or places that have very little money and few things they need

is more neutral and simple, without the strong emphasis on severity

penniless

vsmoneyless

24 4.3

Having no money

is a plain term for lacking money without strong emotional tone

destitute

vsmoneyless

20 6.5

Very poor and without basic things like food or a home

is a general lack of money phrase without implying inability to survive

poverty-stricken

vsmoneyless

9 5.1

Very poor and needing help to live

is a simpler statement about lacking money without implying severe need

stone-broke

vsmoneyless

Informal

1 8.6

Having no money at all

is a general expression for lacking money, not necessarily total emptiness

impecunious

vsmoneyless

1 9.9

Having little or no money

is simpler and more neutral, not implying partial funds or formality

stony-broke

vsmoneyless

Informal

1 9.3

With no money at all

is a neutral way to say lacking money without stressing total absence

penurious

vsmoneyless

Formal

1 9.9

Very poor and unable to pay for basic needs

is milder, referring simply to lacking money without strong severity

poor as a church mouse

vsmoneyless

Informal

1 7.6

Having almost no money

is a general term for lacking money without strong emphasis

broker than the Ten Commandments

vsmoneyless

Informal

9.9

Very poor with no money at all

expresses lacking money in a neutral way rather than jokingly extreme

unwealthy

vsmoneyless

3.7

Not having much money or valuable things

focuses specifically on lacking money rather than overall wealth level

Antonyms

wealthy

520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

affluent

1 6.0

A person who has a lot of money

How Poor

penniless

24 4.3

moneyless

5.7

short

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

moneyless positive

Morphology

moneyless = money (transparent) = money + less

The sense 'having no money' is directly expressed by 'money' + '-less' meaning 'without money'.

Etymology

Moneyless comes from money plus -less meaning 'without', just like homeless means 'without a home'. So a moneyless person is someone who has no money or is 'without' cash.