penniless

English

Etymology

penny +‎ -less

Adjective

penniless (not comparable)

1. Not having a penny; utterly impoverished; extremely poor.
   • 1889, Horatio Alger, Driven From Home, ch. 10:

     A dollar and a quarter seems a small sum, but if you are absolutely penniless it might as well be a thousand.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:impoverished

Translations

Translations

Breton: didra (br) French: désargenté (fr) m., fauché (fr) m.

Polish: bez grosza przy duszy (pl) Volapük: nenpänidik (vo), nenmonik (vo)