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    pen·u·ry
    /ˈpenyərē/

    noun

    • 1. extreme poverty; destitution: "he died in a state of virtual penury"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penuryPenury Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 12, 2024 · The meaning of PENURY is a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money); especially : severe poverty. How to use penury in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENURY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigence formal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penuryPenury - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Penury means extreme poverty to the point of homelessness and begging in the streets. Economic downturns, job loss, shopping sprees, and weekends at the high rollers' table in Vegas can lead to penury.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › penuryPENURY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for PENURY: poverty, misery, impoverishment, beggary, indigence, destitution, pauperism, necessity; Antonyms of PENURY: wealth, affluence, opulence, richness, prosperity, wealthiness, luxury.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENURY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. extreme poverty. 2. extreme scarcity. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C15: from Latin pēnūria dearth, of obscure origin. penury in American English. (ˈpɛnjuri ; ˈpɛnjəri ) noun. lack of money, property, or necessities; extreme poverty; destitution. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpoverty.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENURY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigence formal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpenury noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of penury noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › penury_npenury, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun penury is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for penury is from before 1425, in Northern Pauline Epistles. penury is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pēnūria.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › penuryPenury - definition of penury by The Free Dictionary

    Define penury. penury synonyms, penury pronunciation, penury translation, English dictionary definition of penury. n. Extreme want or poverty; destitution. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › penuryPENURY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Penury definition: extreme poverty; destitution.. See examples of PENURY used in a sentence.