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Meaning of "impecunious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPECUNIOUS

From im- (not) + -pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus wealthy, from pecūnia money.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPECUNIOUS

impecunious  [ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːnɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPECUNIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impecunious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPECUNIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impecunious in the English dictionary

The definition of impecunious in the dictionary is without money; penniless.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPECUNIOUS


aeneous
ˈiːnɪəs
aeneus
ˈiːnɪəs
arsenious
ɑːˈsiːnɪəs
carneous
ˈkɑːnɪəs
corneous
ˈkɔːnɪəs
cuneus
ˈkjuːnɪəs
eburneous
eˈbɜːnɪəs
genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
heterogeneous
ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒiːnɪəs
homogeneous
ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs
inhomogeneous
ɪnˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
nonhomogeneous
ˌnɒnˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs
overingenious
ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs
pecunious
pɪˈkjuːnɪəs
pergameneous
ˌpɜːɡəˈmiːnɪəs
ruthenious
ruːˈθiːnɪəs
selenious
sɪˈliːnɪəs
splenius
ˈspliːnɪəs
ustilagineous
ˌʌstɪləˈdʒiːnɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPECUNIOUS

impeachable
impeacher
impeachment
impearl
impeccability
impeccable
impeccably
impeccancy
impeccant
impecuniosity
impecuniously
impecuniousness
impedance
impede
impeder
impediment
impedimenta
impedimental
impedimentary
impedingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPECUNIOUS

acrimonious
calumnious
ceremonious
delicious
disharmonious
euphonious
felonious
harmonious
ignominious
ingenious
inharmonious
insomnious
parsimonious
postliminious
querimonious
sanctimonious
sanious
simonious
symphonious
unceremonious
unharmonious

Synonyms and antonyms of impecunious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPECUNIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impecunious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impecunious

Translation of «impecunious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPECUNIOUS

Find out the translation of impecunious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impecunious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impecunious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

身无分文
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impecunious
570 millions of speakers

English

impecunious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्धन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безденежный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impecunious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

impeccant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impécunieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mittellos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

金欠の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돈이없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றம் அற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

impeccant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza denaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ubogi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безгрошовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sărac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άπορους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbemiddeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impecunious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impecunious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impecunious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPECUNIOUS»

The term «impecunious» is regularly used and occupies the 91.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPECUNIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impecunious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impecunious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impecunious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPECUNIOUS»

Discover the use of impecunious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impecunious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Impecunious House Restorer: Personal Vision & Historic ...
Based on his own experience, the author shows how to buy an early American house and how to rework it inexpensively and authentically by carefully deciding what to restore and what to leave as is
John T. Kirk, 1984
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Puck
This style of art is one of the highest achievements of the Impecunious, and one that can not fail to arouse the admiration and enthusiasm of the student when it is understood, but it is one that requires special abilities that must not only be born ...
‎1904
3
The GRE Test For Dummies
Suppose you encounter this question: IMPECUNIOUS : MONEY :: If you don't know impecunious, you may be tempted to make the words synonyms and simply say, “Impecunious is money.” A tempting and logical answer may be reservoir ...
Suzee Vlk, Michelle Rose Gilman, Veronica Saydak, 2012
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Secretariat
Turning for home, with Close Image having dropped out of it, Actuality was in front on the rail under jockey Bobby Woodhouse, Impecunious was on his right under jockey Jim Moseley. Venezia was outside of them, trying to keep them together ...
William Nack, 2010
5
Coercion and the State
Consider an example of an “undue influence” outside the research setting, the example of an impecunious mother with a very sick child and a lecherous millionaire.6 The millionaire proposes to the impecunious mother that he will pay for the ...
David A. Reidy, Walter Joram Riker, 2008
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Grammatical Theory and Romance Languages: Selected Papers ...
(3) a. un chico pobre "a poor (impecunious) boy" b. un pobre chico "a poor ( unfortunate) boy" c. uno pobre "a poor (impecunious/*unfortunate) one" Like English poor, Spanish pobre can mean either "impecunious" or "unfortunate": in ...
Karen T. Zagona, 1996
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
(adj.) = poor from the Latin im-: not, and pecunia: money; impecunious literally means 'having no money' e.g. Audrey Hepburn's grave is a small mound marked by a simple cross – to look at it, you might assume the actress was impecunious ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
8
The Sherlock Holmes Megapack: 25 Modern Tales by Masters: 25 ...
THE. INCIDENT. OF. THE. IMPECUNIOUS. CHEVALIER,. by. Richard. A. Lupoff. The Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin “It is simple enough as you explain it,” I said, smiling . “You remind me of Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin . I had no idea that such ...
Michael Kurland, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, 2014
9
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
IMPECUNIOUS. • Though scrooge claimed hewas too impecunious to give alms, he easilycouldhaveafforded to be charitable. • Impecunious (adj) > having little or no money. • > without money. • Synonyms > broke, destitute, indigent, needy, ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
10
Florida Family Law and Practice
... 620 (Fla 1988) (supreme court exercised its prerogative to review trial court's decision, which failed to award impecunious spouse temporary attorneys' fees, even though actual determination of issues was moot due to settlement by parties , ...
Renee Goldenberg

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPECUNIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impecunious is used in the context of the following news items.
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North Carolina editorial roundup - Washington Times
... access to computers and fast Internet connections in turn helps drive a larger and larger wedge between the affluent and the impecunious. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Dzamara and Zim's grisly human rights record - The Zimbabwe …
... food, but the government is too broke and impecunious to satisfy these rights. Bad governance stands in the way of enjoyment of these rights. «Zimbabwe Independent, Jul 15»
3
Pakistan knock India out of ICC Champions Trophy - Hindustan Times
Youhana, a quiet man intensely conscious of his very impecunious background, has more often than not refused to react to such accusations, ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
Cohabitants caught between a rock and a hard place - Family Law
These issues are compounded when impecunious and uninformed litigants do not have legal representation. The Court of Appeal's decision ... «Family Law, Jul 15»
5
The artists who destroyed their own work
Francis Bacon famously destroyed all his early work, and an impecunious Picasso would paint over pictures he thought unsuccessful because ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Bridging the digital divide
... access to computers and fast Internet connections in turn helps drive a larger and larger wedge between the affluent and the impecunious. «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»
7
OPINION: The Song of Many Roads: Memory Of A Film
It's based on a novel by an impecunious but talented teacher-writer Bibhutibhusan Bannerjee, and published in serial form in 1928. «Fiji Sun Online, Jul 15»
8
A belated gift
... cupboards and trapdoors that open to reveal the lodgings of Christine's impecunious young admirer, Baron Lummer, and the solicitor's office. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
9
Connecting the Dots Between Greek Crisis, Argentina — and the …
Looked at literally, then, the analogy Kirchner drew to Shakespeare's Shylock has a certain logic: the lender squeezing the impecunious debtor ... «Forward, Jul 15»
10
Bottle of the week: Sour cherry raises a smile
When faced with an overpriced wine list, the usual strategy for the impecunious is to order the second-cheapest. Which was not the reason I ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Impecunious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/impecunious>. May 2024 ».
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