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pennilessness

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pennilessness - a state of lacking money
impecuniousness, penuriousness
impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions


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He said he had been thinking of a shop himself; though it had presented itself to his pennilessness as a small place in which Eliza should sell tobacco at one counter whilst he sold newspapers at the opposite one.
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