Definition of Penniless

1. Adjective. Not having enough money to pay for necessities.


Definition of Penniless

1. a. Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.

Definition of Penniless

1. Adjective. Not having a penny; utterly impoverished; extremely poor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Penniless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penniless

penne rigate
penned
penneech
penneechs
penneeck
penneecks
penner
penners
pennes
penni
pennia
pennied
pennies
penniform
pennigerous
penniless (current term)
pennilessly
pennilessness
pennill
pennine
penninerved
penning
pennipotent
pennis
pennon
pennoncel
pennoncelle
pennoncels
pennoned
pennons

Literary usage of Penniless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1892)
"D., archdeacon of Berks (now bishop of Bath and Wells); she died in childbed, sine prole; and (4) Elizabeth, a maid.] This month penniless Bench was set up ..."

2. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1892)
"D., archdeacon of Berks (now bishop of Bath and Wells); she died in childbed, sine prole ; and (4) Elizabeth, a maid.] This month penniless Bench was set up ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"2. poor (contextual), penniless, moneyless. 2. demolish, ruin, ruinate, unform (rare), perish (archaic), subvert, fordo (archaic); spec, blot (used with ..."

4. A Dictionary of Archaic & Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1852)
"Cf. Nash's Pierce penniless, p. 11 ; Florio, iu v. Л ft/In no, who spells it tig Ain. BIGGER. A builder. ..."

5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"... leaving the iron frames round their necks. From that moment the Middleton Star was defunct. CHAPTER XXI. HOMELESS, HOPELESS, penniless. ..."

6. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"The word seems, however, to he a variant of " deaner," which see. Down on the hed rock (West American), penniless. . I was. mighty hard up at the ..."

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