penuriousness
1. a state of lacking money • Syn: impecuniousness, pennilessness • Derivationally related forms: penurious, penniless (for: pennilessness), impecunious (for: impecuniousness) • Hypernyms: poverty, poorness, impoverishment 2. a disposition to be niggardly with money • Derivationally related forms: penurious • Hypernyms: stinginess
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