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- [pen-yuh-ree]
- /ˈpɛn yə ri/
- /ˈpen.jʊ.ri/
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- [pen-yuh-ree]
- /ˈpɛn yə ri/
Definitions of penury word
- noun penury extreme poverty; destitution. 1
- noun penury scarcity; dearth; inadequacy; insufficiency. 1
- abbreviation PENURY poverty 1
- uncountable noun penury Penury is the state of being extremely poor. 0
- noun penury extreme poverty 0
- noun penury extreme scarcity 0
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Origin of penury
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin pēnūria; akin to Greek peîna hunger, penía poverty
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Parts of speech for Penury
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
penury popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
penury usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penury
noun penury
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- beggary — extreme poverty or need
- freebooter — a person who goes about in search of plunder; pirate; buccaneer.
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