Associations to the word «Penury»

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

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.