penury English

Meaning penury meaning

What does penury mean?

penury

— noun (= indigence, need) a state of extreme poverty or destitution their indigence appalled him a general state of need exists among the homeless

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penury English » English

poverty

indigence

destitution

want

need

pauperism

privation

pauperization

distress

very poor

stinginess

shortage

short of

scarcity

poorness

pain

neediness

needfulness

necessitousness

misery

lacking

inadequate

impoverishment

hardship

garrulous

exigency

emergency

deficiency

dearth

avarice