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Penury (Noun)

Meaning

A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Need
  • Pauperism
  • Pauperization
  • Indigence

Hypernyms

  • Poorness
  • Poverty

Hyponyms

  • Mendicancy
  • Beggary

Related Words

  • Penurious (adjective)
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