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Penury

noun/pˈɛnjʊɹi/
Definition
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɛnjʊɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɛnjʊɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɛnjʊɹi/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛnjʊɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna state of extreme poverty or destitution
“their indigence appalled him”
Word Forms
indigentadjectivepoor enough to need help from others
needyadjectivepoor enough to need help from others
penuriousadjectivenot having enough money to pay for necessities
pauperizeverbreduce to beggary
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Armut
ein Zustand extremer Armut oder Not
🇫🇷French
pénurie
un état d’extrême pauvreté ou de dénuement
🇪🇸Spanish
penuria
un estado de extrema pobreza o indigencia
🇮🇹Italian
penuria
uno stato di estrema povertà o indigenza
🇳🇱Dutch
armoede
een toestand van extreme armoede of armoede
🇵🇹Portuguese
penúria
um estado de extrema pobreza ou miséria
🇷🇺Russian
нищета
состояние крайней бедности или нищеты
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दरिद्रता
अत्यधिक गरीबी या अभाव की स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
পেনুরি
চরম দারিদ্র্য বা নিঃস্ব অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஊதியம்
தீவிர வறுமை அல்லது ஏழ்மை நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
వేదన
తీవ్రమైన పేదరికం లేదా నిరుపేద స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
पेन्युरी
अत्यंत गरिबी किंवा निराधार स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેન્યુરી
અત્યંત ગરીબી અથવા નિરાધાર સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೆನರಿ
ತೀವ್ರ ಬಡತನ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಗತಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദണ്ഡനം
കടുത്ത ദാരിദ്ര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദരിദ്രാവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਨਰੀ
ਬਹੁਤ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਸਹਾਰਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
عذاب
انتہائی غربت یا بدحالی کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
贫困
赤贫或赤贫状态
🇯🇵Japanese
貧乏
🇰🇷Korean
가난
극도의 가난이나 빈곤 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cảnh túng quẫn
một tình trạng cực kỳ nghèo đói hoặc cơ cực
🇹🇭Thai
ขาดแคลน
สถานะของความยากจนหรือความอดอยากอย่างรุนแรง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kemiskinan
keadaan kemiskinan atau kemelaratan yang ekstrim
🇵🇭Filipino
kahirapan
isang estado ng matinding kahirapan o kahirapan
🇲🇾Malay
kemiskinan
keadaan kemiskinan atau kemelaratan yang melampau
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الفقر المدقع
حالة من الفقر المدقع أو العوز
🇮🇷Persian
فقر
وضعیت فقر یا فقر شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
yoksulluk
aşırı yoksulluk veya yoksunluk durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
עוֹנִי
מצב של עוני או דלות קיצוניים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'penury'?
The primary meaning of 'penury' is 'a state of extreme poverty or destitution'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'penury' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'penury' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'penury' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'penury' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'penury' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'penury' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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