Associations to the word «Penury»
Noun
- Peasantry
- Extravagance
- Luxury
- Misery
- Famine
- Chill
- Calamity
- Affliction
- Toil
- Neglect
- Poverty
- Ache
- Wealth
- Suffering
- Franc
- Hunger
- Distress
- Fortune
- Abode
- Enjoyment
- Rage
- Contempt
- Rich
- Ordinance
- Pension
- Inheritance
- Strait
- Necessity
- Struggle
- Abundance
- Plague
- Widow
- Prey
- Need
- Exile
- Pride
- Shame
- Sorrow
- Clothes
- Possession
- Circumstance
- Pain
- Want
- Money
- Life
- Independence
- Revenue
- Virtue
- Heaven
- Sell
- Spirit
- Family
- Husband
- Condition
- Desire
- Wife
- Mother
- Fear
- Lack
Adjective
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Wiktionary
PENURY, noun. Extreme want; poverty; destitution.
PENURY, noun. A lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency.
Dictionary definition
PENURY, noun. A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless".
Wise words
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