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PENURIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition to be niggardly with money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("penuriousness" is a kind of...):
stinginess (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)
Derivation:
penurious (excessively unwilling to spend)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of lacking money
Synonyms:
impecuniousness; pennilessness; penuriousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("penuriousness" is a kind of...):
impoverishment; poorness; poverty (the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions)
Derivation:
penurious (not having enough money to pay for necessities)
