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- pronunciation:
- pen
y
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
severe poverty; pennilessness.
Her paintings now sell for millions, but, during her lifetime, the artist had lived in penury.- antonyms:
- affluence, luxury, wealth
- similar words:
- necessity, need, poverty, want
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| definition 2: |
extreme scarcity or shortage; severe dearth.
the penury of our resources- similar words:
- necessity, poverty
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| related words: |
privation, want |
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