1. impecuniousness: a state of lacking money
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"2. a disposition to be niggardly with money
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"3. (penurious) hard up: not having enough money to pay for necessities
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"4. (penurious) parsimonious: excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"5. (Penurious) Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. ...
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"6. (penurious) Miserly; excessively cheap; Not bountiful; thin; scant; Impoverished; wanting for money
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"7. (penurious) poor, indigent, miserly
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"8. (penurious) (adj.) miserly, stingy (Stella complained that her husband’s penurious ways made it impossible to live the lifestyle she felt she deserved.)
Source or sample of word "penuriousness"