penury

English

Etymology

From French pénurie (“dearth, lack”), from Latin penuria (“want”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛnjʊri/

Noun

penury (plural penuries)

1. extreme want; poverty; destitution.
   • 2009 April 18, Oliver Kamm, “The recession explained”, The Times Online:

     The hardship, penury and hunger of the early 1930s is etched in the collective memory of older Americans.

2. a lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency.

Translations

poverty, destitution

Esperanto: malriĉo (eo) Greek: ένδεια (el) (éndeia) f.

Russian: нищета (ru), беднота (ru)

lack of something

Russian: нужда (ru)

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