penury

Letters that make penury

e, n, p, r, u, y are letters that make 'penury'

Words within penury

pe, pen, nu, en, Ur are words within 'penury'


1 possible definitions for 'penury'

Penury as "a state of extreme poverty or destitution"

Under this definition, penury is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization have the same meaning as 'penury'

penury as a type

'penury' can be a type of poverty, poorness, impoverishment.

Types of penury

beggary, mendicancy, mendicity are types of 'penury'.

Derivatives of penury

needy, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken, pauperize, pauperise, in straitened circumstances(p), beggar, impoverished, destitute, pinched, hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious are derivatives of 'penury'.



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