pennilessness
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈpɛnɪlɛs.nəs/
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pobreza
- The charity aims to help those facing pennilessness by providing food and shelter.
Examples
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After losing his job, his pennilessness left him struggling to pay for basic necessities.
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But his pennilessness and low social status debars him from wooing her.
Academic text (1995) -
Living in pennilessness made him appreciate even the smallest acts of kindness from strangers.
Synonyms
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2.1
A situation when people lack basic things such as food or shelter
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2.0
A situation of having very little money and few things
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7.9
A situation when someone has no money, home, or way to live
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6.8
A situation when people become very poor and lack basic things
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9.7
A situation with almost no money and few basic things needed to live
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2.5
A situation when someone has little money and few belongings
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9.9
A state of being very poor with almost nothing
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9.9
A very poor state where someone has almost no money, food, or shelter
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4.6
Being very poor and not having basic things like food and shelter
A lack of money for basic needs like food and shelter
A state of having little or no money
The state of being very poor and having to beg for money or food
A situation in which someone has very little money
Antonyms
How Poor
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pennilessness breaks into three simple parts: penny (a 'small coin'), -less ('without'), and -ness ('state of being'). So pennilessness is the 'state of being' without even a penny, which is why it means having no money.