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penniless

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pen·ni·less  (pn-ls, pn-)
adj.
1. Entirely without money.
2. Very poor. See Synonyms at poor.

penni·less·ly adv.
penni·less·ness n.

penniless
Adjective
very poor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.penniless - not having enough money to pay for necessities
poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

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 << OPPOSITE rich
Translations

penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] adjsin dinero
penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] adjsans le sou
penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] adjmittellos
penniless [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] adjsenza un soldo


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Then Henry Carey married a patient, a beautiful girl but penniless, an orphan with no near relations, but of good family; and there was an array of fine friends at the wedding.
Colonel MacAndrew had not exaggerated when he said she would be penniless, and it was necessary for her to earn her own living as quickly as she could.
Thus, from town to town, from village to village, Goldsmith wandered, until at the end of a year he found himself back among his countrymen, penniless and alone in London streets.
 
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