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penniless
pen·ni·less P0167300 (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) adjvery poor; almost totally without money ˈpennilessly adv ˈpennilessness npen•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 necessitieshard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penurious, pinchedpoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" |
pennilessadjective 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 richpennilessadjectiveHaving 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.Translationspenny (ˈpeni) noun – plurals pence (pens) ˈpennies – 1. in British currency, the hundredth part of `1. It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each. 便士(英國輔幣單位) 便士（英国辅币单位） 2. in certain countries, a coin of low value. 硬幣 硬币3. the value of such a coin. 一便士的價值 一便士的价值ˈpenniless adjective very poor; with little or no money. a penniless old man. 貧窮的，身無分文的 贫穷的，身无分文的
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Synonyms for pennilessadj poorSynonyms- poor
- broke
- bankrupt
- impoverished
- short
- ruined
- strapped
- needy
- cleaned out
- destitute
- poverty-stricken
- down and out
- skint
- indigent
- down at heel
- impecunious
- dirt-poor
- on the breadline
- flat broke
- penurious
- on your uppers
- stony-broke
- necessitous
- in queer street
- moneyless
- without two pennies to rub together
- without a penny to your name
Antonyms- rich
- loaded
- wealthy
- affluent
- well-heeled
- filthy rich
Synonyms for pennilessadj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- destitute
- down-and-out
- impecunious
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penurious
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- strapped
Synonyms for pennilessadj not having enough money to pay for necessitiesSynonyms- hard up
- impecunious
- in straitened circumstances
- penurious
- pinched
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