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penury

/ˈpen.jʊ.ri/

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noun

/ˈpen.jʊ.ri/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее крайнюю бедность или нужду, состояние, при котором человек очень беден и лишен предметов первой необходимости.

A noun referring to extreme poverty or destitution, a state of being very poor and lacking basic necessities.

uncountable

  1. Extreme povertyC2formal

    The state of being extremely poor; destitution.

    ruКрайняя бедность

    • The family lived in penury after losing their home.
    • His penury forced him to beg on the streets.
    • The novel describes the penury of the working class in the 19th century.

    Synonymsbeggarydestitutionimpoverishmentindigenceneedinesspauperismpovertyprivationwant

    Antonymsaffluenceopulencewealth

Forms
  • penuries plural form
  • penuries' possessive plural form
  • penury's possessive singular form
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