- penuriousness
- noun see penurious
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penuriousness
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penuriousness — noun The quality of being penurious. In Dickens A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness. Syn: cheapness, frugality, miserliness, thriftiness … Wiktionary
Penuriousness — Penurious Pe*nu ri*ous, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. A penurious niggard of his wealth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. [1913 Webster] Here creeps along a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penuriousness — See penuriously. * * * … Universalium
penuriousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being extremely poor: beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penury, poverty, privation, want. See RICH … English dictionary for students
penuriousness — pɪ nÊŠrɪəsnɪs / njÊŠr n. stinginess, miserliness; poverty, indigence … English contemporary dictionary
penuriousness — pe·nu·ri·ous·ness … English syllables
penuriousness — noun 1. a state of lacking money • Syn: ↑impecuniousness, ↑pennilessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious, ↑penniless (for: ↑pennilessness), ↑impecunious … Useful english dictionary
impecuniousness — noun a state of lacking money • Syn: ↑pennilessness, ↑penuriousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious (for: ↑penuriousness), ↑penniless (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pennilessness — noun a state of lacking money • Syn: ↑impecuniousness, ↑penuriousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑penurious (for: ↑penuriousness), ↑penniless, ↑impecunious … Useful english dictionary
Chincherie — Chinch er*ie, n. Penuriousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
