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noun
The quality of being penurious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disposition to be niggardly with money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stinginess
noun
a state of lacking money
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: impecuniousness, pennilessness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poverty, poorness, impoverishment
History
Etymology tree English penurious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English penuriousness From penurious + -ness.
