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- Dictionarypen·ni·less/ˈpenələs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having no money; very poor: "a penniless young student"
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The meaning of PENNILESS is destitute of money. How to use penniless in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈpeniləs / us. Add to word list. without any money at all: A series of bad investments left him almost penniless.
Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all. They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work. American English : penniless / ˈpɛnilɪs /
Penniless definition: without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.. See examples of PENNILESS used in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈpeniləs / us. Add to word list. without any money at all: A series of bad investments left him almost penniless.
Someone who's penniless is very poor — they barely have enough money to pay for basics like food and shelter. If you're penniless, it can be tempting to buy a lottery ticket — but your odds of winning are terrible.
Define penniless. penniless synonyms, penniless pronunciation, penniless translation, English dictionary definition of penniless. adj. 1. Entirely without money. 2. Very poor. pen′ni·less·ly adv. pen′ni·less·ness n.
Definition of penniless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all. They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work. American English : penniless / ˈpɛnilɪs /
penniless (literary) having no money; very poor: He died penniless in Paris. hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student. Patterns. poor/disadvantaged/needy/low-income/impoverished/deprived/penniless/hard-up people/families
