penniless

pen·ni·less  (pn-ls, pn-)

adj.

1. Entirely without money.

2. Very poor. See Synonyms at poor.

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penni·less·ly adv.

penni·less·ness n.

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penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs]

adj

very poor; almost totally without money

pennilessly  adv

pennilessness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

penniless - not having enough money to pay for necessities hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penurious, pinched poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

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penniless

adjective poor, broke (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, short, ruined, strapped (slang), needy, cleaned out (slang), destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (Brit. slang), necessitous, in queer street, moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal), without a penny to your name a penniless refugee
rich, loaded (slang), wealthy, affluent, well-heeled (informal), filthy rich

Translations

penniless [ˈpenɪlɪs] ADJ [aristocrat, immigrant] → sin dinero
to be penniless → no tener un céntimo or un centavo
to be left penniless → quedarse sin un céntimo or un centavo

penniless [ˈpɛniləs] adj → sans le sou

penniless

adj → mittellos; to be penniless → keinen Cent haben; her husband died, leaving her penniless → ihr Mann starb, und sie stand völlig mittellos or ohne einen einzigen Cent da

penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] adj → senza un soldo or una lira