Penniless

ahd-5
  • adjective. Entirely without money.
  • adjective. Very poor.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Without a penny; moneyless; poor.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Not having a penny; utterly impoverished; extremely poor.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not having enough money to pay for necessities
    • Word Usage
    "It was natural, therefore, that he should have objected to your father's engagement to what he called a penniless governess."
    cross-reference
    penniless bench  
    Equivalent
    poor  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    broken-hearted  defenseless  destitute  forlorn  friendless  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    impecunious  impoverished  poor  
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