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Meanings of pennilessness in English

A state of lacking money.

Synonyms
Examples for "penuriousness"
Examples for "penuriousness"
1
I blushed for this pettiness amid grandeur, and penuriousness surrounded by luxury.
The Magic Skin
2
Steadily he persisted in what seemed to us a growing penuriousness.
All's for the Best
3
He had so often remonstrated with Agatha about her penuriousness as concerned stationery.
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
4
The thrift of New England did often shrivel into penuriousness.
A Little Girl in Old Salem
5
This is enough to make up for any degree of scientific penuriousness or jealousy.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
1
She liked him the better for a rugged independence, which in the days of his impecuniousness her brother Fillmore had never dreamed of exhibiting.
The Adventures of Sally
2
Impecuniousness is the curse of many an ex-con, if you'll pardon the term.
Long time coming: a novel
Usage of pennilessness in English
1
And she could weigh against that the absolute pennilessness of her baronet-son.
The Way We Live Now
2
Christopherson's face was sufficient answer; it reminded me of his pennilessness.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
3
To his dire and utter pennilessness, Cousin Tryphena's tiny income seemed a fortune.
Hillsboro People
4
They lived in dread of the pettiest casual expense, for the day of pennilessness was again approaching.
New Grub Street
5
She had few relatives, and none of them had any intention of burdening themselves with her pennilessness.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
6
My efforts are utterly vain; I suppose the prospect of pennilessness is itself a hindrance; the fear haunts me.
New Grub Street
7
To-morrow Helen might be mistress of a bonanza; to-morrow she might be, as she was to-night, a girl but briefly removed from pennilessness.
The Desert Valley
Pennilessness through the time