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My life is fair game for anybody. I spent an unhappy, penniless childhood in Brooklyn. I had to slug my way up in a town called Hollywood where people love to trample you to death. I don't relax because I don't know how. I don't want to know how. Life is too short to relax.
Susan Hayward

Meaning of "penniless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENNILESS

penniless  [ˈpɛnɪlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENNILESS

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

WHAT DOES PENNILESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penniless

Poverty

Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. After the industrial revolution, mass production in factories made production goods increasingly less expensive and more accessible. Of more importance is the modernization of agriculture, such as fertilizers, to provide enough yield to feed the population. The supply of basic needs can be restricted by constraints on government services such as corruption, tax avoidance, debt and loan conditionalities and by the brain drain of health care and educational professionals. Strategies of increasing income to make basic needs more affordable typically include welfare, economic freedoms, and providing financial services. Poverty reduction is a major goal and issue for many international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The World Bank estimated 1.

Definition of penniless in the English dictionary

The definition of penniless in the dictionary is very poor; almost totally without money.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENNILESS


amaryllis
ˌæməˈrɪlɪs
Baylis
ˈbeɪlɪs
bodiless
ˈbɒdɪlɪs
cilice
ˈsɪlɪs
digitalis
ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs
fontinalis
ˌfɒntɪˈneɪlɪs
gracilis
ˈɡræsɪlɪs
Halys
ˈheɪlɪs
joyless
ˈdʒɔɪlɪs
merciless
ˈmɜːsɪlɪs
moneyless
ˈmʌnɪlɪs
neurosyphilis
ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɪfɪlɪs
physalis
faɪˈseɪlɪs
pitiless
ˈpɪtɪlɪs
remediless
ˈremədɪlɪs
syphilis
ˈsɪfɪlɪs
weariless
ˈwɪərɪlɪs
Willis
ˈwɪlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENNILESS

penned
penneech
penner
Penney
penni
pennied
pennies
penniform
pennilessly
pennilessness
pennill
pennillion
pennine
Pennine Alps
Pennine Chain
Pennine Range
Pennine Way
Pennines
penning
penninite

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENNILESS

bless
bottomless
countless
deviless
endless
fanciless
formless
homeless
hopeless
less
much less
nevertheless
regardless
seamless
stainless
timeless
topless
unless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of penniless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENNILESS»

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

Translation of «penniless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENNILESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

身无分文的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin dinero
570 millions of speakers

English

penniless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरिद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفلس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

без гроша в кармане
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem um tostão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থশূন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans le sou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak mempunyai wang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mittellos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一文無しの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무일푼의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penniless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காசின்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्धन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beş parasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza un soldo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bez grosza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

без гроша в кишені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără nici un ban
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδέκαρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brandarm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utfattig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pengelens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penniless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNILESS»

The term «penniless» is regularly used and occupies the 79.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENNILESS» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «PENNILESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penniless.
1
Ted Cruz
When my father came over here penniless with $100 sewn into his underwear, thank God some well-meaning liberal didn't come put his arm around him and say, 'Let me take care of you.'
2
Carmen Dell'Orefice
There's no way I would have got to see so much of the world, with my humble background, without modelling. We were penniless and hungry for most of my youth. I washed the sheets in the bathtub in my bedroom and hung them out of the window on the clothes line, which in winter was difficult as the sheets would freeze and get stuck to the line.
3
Robert Fogel
Although they arrived in New York penniless, my parents scraped together enough savings to establish the first of several small businesses just after I was born.
4
Susan Hayward
My life is fair game for anybody. I spent an unhappy, penniless childhood in Brooklyn. I had to slug my way up in a town called Hollywood where people love to trample you to death. I don't relax because I don't know how. I don't want to know how. Life is too short to relax.
5
John Leguizamo
Every dad who loves his daughter is not going to want her to go with the penniless slacker loser poet bum, when she could go out with someone who's successful.
6
Christopher McCandless
Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up.
7
Tom Shadyac
If I end up homeless and penniless because of a shift in my behavior about sharing what's come to me, bring it on.
8
Ryan Tedder
When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENNILESS»

Discover the use of penniless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penniless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Admiral's Penniless Bride (Mills & Boon Historical)
IT'S MARRIAGE – OR THE WORKHOUSE!
Carla Kelly, 2012
2
Powerful Italian, Penniless Housekeeper
Though Sarah Halliday is very ordinary, her dangerously attractive new boss is not content with her scrubbing the marble floors of his Tuscan palazzo.
India Grey, 2010
3
Bought: The Penniless Lady
Desperate to safeguard the future of her precious nephew, penniless Lady Artemis Dearing will do anything even marry the man whose brother ruined her darling sister!
Deborah Hale, 2012
4
His Penniless Beauty
Four years ago, Sophie loved Nikos Kazandros with all her heart.
Julia James, 2010
5
Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride
Miss Christiana Daventry will do whatever it takes to keep from being thrown out on the streets even accept the insufferably attractive Lord Braybrook's proposition!
Elizabeth Rolls, 2012
6
Penniless and Purchased (Mills & Boon Modern)
Desperate times.
Julia James, 2010
7
Living Thin: One Woman's Journey from Penniless to ...
Living Thin is a funny and light-hearted tale that will help you learn how to budget, pay off debt and save money... and still have a life! Read a review of Living Thin.
Antonia Magee, 2010
8
The kindness of strangers: penniless across America
Original. Stuck in a job he no longer found fulfilling, journalist Mike McIntyre felt his life was quickly passing him by.
Mike McIntyre, 1996
9
The Penniless Bride (Regency - Book 42)
Lord Robert Selborne intended to kiss the chimney sweep's daughter for luck at his cousin's wedding...not marry her!
Nicola Cornick, 2011
10
Poems for the Penniless: Centsless Poetry
Disclaimer: The author of this book is not solely responsible for its content. As Mr. Lutz explains, It was the Subconscious Mind talkin , not me. Sturgeon General s Warning: This book may be hazardous to your preconceived notions.
The Poor Poet, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENNILESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penniless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
If Junior Seau's Daughter Can't Speak at the Hall of Fame, No One …
The Pro Football Hall of Fame tells the story of Mike Webster, dead at 50, homeless, penniless and racked with physical and mental illnesses ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Almost 30 years after his death, novelist and his wife get a …
"He and his wife were penniless," Barron said. "He was in a nursing home when he died. How else do you explain why there was no marker?". «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
3
Gender refugee hopes for NZ citizenship
She was penniless and stranded in Hong Kong. Her gender had rendered her stateless. Ms Rubashkyn moved from one detention centre to ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
4
50 Cent is the new Lehman Brothers
Despite his defense team's fervent attempts to characterize him as penniless, a jury of 50′s peers just wouldn't buy the idea that he was broke. «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Shelter works to assist homeless
The Army veteran who served from 1966 to 1968 found himself stranded and penniless. Somehow he found his way to Desert Manna. That was ... «Victorville Daily Press, Jul 15»
6
North Carolina Teen's Viral Love Letter Makes Detroit's Day
I saw your homeless, your penniless, your dirty and your somewhat terrifying drunk Tigers fans. I saw your houses adorned with neon yellow ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
7
Book review: 'Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes …
A penniless, teenaged Hurston was sent to boarding school in Jacksonville at Florida Baptist Academy after she and her new stepmother came ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
8
Book Review: Woman revisits haunted past in Susan Phillips …
Penniless, she has nowhere else to go, arriving on Peregrine Island with a Kia full of puppets and not much else. For reasons Annie still does ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
9
What It Was Like to Seek Asylum in Medieval England
... friendly (if not outright hostile) journey out of the country, and their new, penniless life in a new country, leaving sanctuary was no free ride. «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
10
The royal marriage that almost never happened
Philip, a penniless Greek prince, was considered by many courtiers to be an unsuitable match for the then 21-year-old Princess. He was ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»

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