penniless

Meaning of penniless

adjective
  1. (of a person) having no money; very poor.
    a penniless young student

Information about penniless

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of penniless

pen-ni-less

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • penniless is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

penniless synonyms

Meaning hard up:

impecunious, penurious, pinched

Meaning lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society:

poor

Meaning poor; needy:

indigent

Meaning (of a person or area) made poor:

impoverished

Meaning extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself:

destitute

Meaning (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; needy:

necessitous

Meaning (of a person or organization) declared in law as unable to pay their debts:

bankrupt

Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:

bust

Meaning unable to pay debts owed:

insolvent

Meaning (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor:

needy

Meaning (of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society:

underprivileged

Meaning having completely run out of money:

broke

Meaning short of money:

strapped

Meaning (of a person) having little or no money available:

skint

Meaning make very poor; impoverish:

pauperized

Meaning reduce (someone) to poverty:

beggared

penniless antonyms

Meaning having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich:

wealthy

Meaning (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy:

affluent

Translation of penniless

Words that rhyme with penniless

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