penniless
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pen·ni·less
(pĕn′ē-lĭs, pĕn′ə-)adj.
1. Entirely without money.
2. Very poor.
pen′ni·less·ly adv.
pen′ni·less·ness n.
penniless
(ˈpɛnɪlɪs)adj
very poor; almost totally without money
ˈpennilessly adv
ˈpennilessness n
pen•ni•less
(ˈpɛn ɪ lɪs)adj.
totally without money; destitute.
[1275–1325]
pen′ni•less•ness, n.
syn: See poor.
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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 a penniless refugee
rich, loaded (slang), wealthy, affluent, well-heeled (informal), filthy rich
rich, loaded (slang), wealthy, affluent, well-heeled (informal), filthy rich
penniless
adjectiveHaving little or no money or wealth:
beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.
Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.
Translations
مُعْدَم، بِدون مال
bez haléře
ludfattig
nincstelen
auralaus
bez haliera
beş parasızmeteliksiz
penny
(ˈpeni) noun – plurals pence (pens) ˈpennies –1. in British currency, the hundredth part of `1. It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.
2. in certain countries, a coin of low value.
3. the value of such a coin.
ˈpenniless adjective very poor; with little or no money. a penniless old man.