penniless

pen·ni·less

 (pĕn′ē-lĭs, pĕn′ə-)

adj.

1. Entirely without money.

2. Very poor.

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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.

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"

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

penniless

adjective

Having little or no money or wealth:

beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.

Informal: broke, strapped.

Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.

Translations

مُعْدَم، بِدون مال

bez haléře

ludfattig

ohne einen Pfennig Geld

αδέκαρος

sans le sousans-le-souvide

nincstelen

auralaus

poverissimosenza un soldospiantatosquattrinato

bez haliera

beş parasızmeteliksiz

贫穷的身无分文的

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

penny

(ˈpeni) noun – plurals pence (pens) ˈpennies –

1. in British currency, the hundredth part of `1. It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each. pennie بِنس: نُقود إنجليزيَّه пени penny penny der Penny penny πέναpenique, centavo penn پنی penni penny פֶּנִי पेनी, ब्रिटिश मुद्रा britanski novac, peni penny ketip pennÿ penny ペニー 1페니 pensas penijs, penss peni pennypenny, centpens دانګريزي پيسو واحد: ( په امريكا كې ) يو سنټ: برتانوى سكه penny penny пенни, пенс penny peni peni penny เหรียญเพนนีของอังกฤษมีค่าเท่ากับ 1/12 ชิลลิง peni 便士(英國輔幣單位) пенс برطانوي کرنسي ميں ايک کا سواں حصہ xu 便士（英国辅币单位）

2. in certain countries, a coin of low value. pennie, sent قِطعَة نُقود زَهيدة القيمَه пени centavo haléř, cent der Pfennig penny; øre; cent etc κέρμα μικρής αξίας centavo penn سنت penni sou, cent פֶּנִי पेंनी, कम मूल्य का सिक्का peni garas ketip pennÿ (centesimo) 小銭 저액 동전 grašis, smulkus pinigas, centas grasis, cents duit syiling bernilai rendah duitskilling, øregrosz سنټ centavo cent, bănuţ монета малого достоинства halier, cent novčič novčić penny, slant เงินเหรียญที่มีมูลค่าต่ำสุด sent 硬幣 пенні کم قيمت کا سکہ đồng xu 硬币

3. the value of such a coin. pennie, sent قيمة البِنْس пени centavo penny, cent der Pfennig penny; øre δεκάρα centavo penn یک صدم دلار penni penny, cent פֶּנִי इस तरह के सिक्के का मूल्य kovani novac garas ketip pennÿ penny, centesimo その価値 푼돈 grašis, skatikas grasis, sīknauda sen duitpenny, centgrosz یو سوه دالر centavo penny, cent пенни penny, cent peni vrednost novčića penny, cent, öre ค่าเงินต่ำสุด 1 sent 一便士的價值 монета в 1 цент سکہ کي قيمت số tiền 一便士的价值

ˈpenniless adjective

very poor; with little or no money. a penniless old man. platsak, brandarm مُعْدَم، بِدون مال беден sem um tostão bez haléře ohne einen Pfennig Geld ludfattig απένταροςsin un duro, pelado, en números rojos purupaljas فقیر pennitön sans le sou חֲסַר פְּרוטָה दरिद्र, गरीब bez novaca, siromašan nincstelen miskin auralaus senza un soldo 無一文の 무일푼의 bepinigis, nuskurdęs nabadzīgs tdk berduit langsung straatarmblakk, pengelensbiedny, bez grosza مفلس ، تش لاس sem um tostão fără un cent/un ban (în buzunar) очень бедный, без гроша bez haliera brez ficka bez prebijene pare utfattig ซึ่งหมดเนื้อหมดตัว beş parasız, meteliksiz 貧窮的，身無分文的 той, що без гроша انتہائي غريب không một xu dính túi 贫穷的，身无分文的