What is another word for penury?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɛnjʊɹi], [ pˈɛnjʊɹi], [ p_ˈɛ_n_j_ʊ_ɹ_i]
Synonyms for Penury:
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n.
• beggary • misery- adversity ,
- affliction ,
- anxiety ,
- bitter pill ,
- burden ,
- calamity ,
- catastrophe ,
- curse ,
- grief ,
- load ,
- misfortune ,
- ordeal ,
- problem ,
- sorrow ,
- trial ,
- tribulation ,
- woe .
Other synonyms:
- austerity ,
- gutter ,
- poorhouse ,
- subsistence .
Other relevant words:
- Begging ,
- Destituteness ,
- Difficulties ,
- Necessitousness ,
- abandon ,
- abate ,
- abject ,
- abort ,
- absence ,
- bad ,
- bare cupboard ,
- bare subsistence ,
- barrenness ,
- beggary ,
- break ,
- cease ,
- child poverty ,
- claim ,
- defect ,
- deficiency ,
- demand ,
- deplorable ,
- desperate ,
- destitute ,
- deteriorate ,
- die ,
- difficulty ,
- diminish ,
- dire ,
- disappoint ,
- downcast ,
- droop ,
- drop ,
- emergency ,
- evil ,
- exigency ,
- extreme ,
- extreme poverty ,
- extremity ,
- fade ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- go ,
- gripe ,
- hand-to-mouth existence ,
- impoverished ,
- inadequate ,
- indigent ,
- infrequency ,
- insufficient ,
- languish ,
- low ,
- meager ,
- meagerness ,
- meagre ,
- miscarry ,
- miserable ,
- misery ,
- motivation ,
- motive ,
- necessitous ,
- necessity ,
- need ,
- needfulness ,
- needy ,
- pass ,
- pathetic ,
- pauperisation ,
- pauperization ,
- penniless ,
- pinch ,
- piteous ,
- pitiful ,
- poor ,
- privateer ,
- request ,
- rich ,
- scantiness ,
- scarceness ,
- scarcity ,
- shortage ,
- sordidness ,
- spoil ,
- squalor ,
- strait ,
- straits ,
- stress ,
- trouble ,
- weaken ,
- wretchedness .
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How to use "Penury" in context?
The English word "penury" is derived from the Medieval Latin word penna, meaning a small UNC(Universal) pen. In Medieval Latin, it designated a state of extreme poverty, caused by a lack of assets or money.
Today, "penury" is often used to describe a situation in which a person has very little money or material possessions. Penury can be experienced on a individual, community, or global level. It can be caused by a number of factors, including unemployment, illness, or natural disasters.
Penury can have a devastating effect on a person's mental and physical health.
Paraphrases for Penury:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
destitution.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
deprivation, distress, misery, poverty.
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Noun, singular or mass
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