PENURY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word penury. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| indigence | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| pauperism | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| destitution | nounn | |||||
noun • a state without friends or money or prospects | ||||||
| impoverishment | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • the act of making someone poor | ||||||
| neediness | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | ||||||
| poverty | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| want | verbv | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||
| barrenness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children • the quality of yielding nothing of value | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| need | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||
| pauperization | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution • the act of making someone poor | ||||||
