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Meaning of "penurious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENURIOUS

penurious  [pɪˈnjʊərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENURIOUS

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

WHAT DOES PENURIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penurious

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 penurious in the English dictionary

The first definition of penurious in the dictionary is niggardly with money. Other definition of penurious is lacking money or means. Penurious is also yielding little; scanty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENURIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
furious
ˈfjʊərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
incurious
ɪnˈkjʊərɪəs
injurious
ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
mysterious
mɪˈstɪərɪəs
perjurious
pɜːˈdʒʊərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
spurious
ˈspjʊərɪəs
sulfureous
sʌlˈfjʊərɪəs
sulphureous
sʌlˈfjʊərɪəs
superluxurious
ˌsuːpərlʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs
uncurious
ʌnˈkjʊərɪəs
unluxurious
ˌʌnlʌɡˈʒʊərɪəs
usurious
juːˈzjʊərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENURIOUS

pentyl acetate
pentylene
pentylenetetrazol
penuche
penuchle
penuckle
penult
penultima
penultimate
penultimately
penumbra
penumbrae
penumbral
penumbrous
penuriously
penuriousness
penury
Penutian
penwiper
penwoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENURIOUS

bi-curious
carious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
glorious
gregarious
illustrious
imperious
industrious
inglorious
laborious
lugubrious
meritorious
multifarious
nefarious
notorious
precarious
vainglorious
vicarious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of penurious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENURIOUS»

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

Translation of «penurious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENURIOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

节俭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penurious
570 millions of speakers

English

penurious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरीब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتسم بالفقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

penurious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penúria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যয়কুণ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

misérable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penipu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geizig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

penurious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penurious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருமித்தனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoksul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

penurious
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

penurious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zgârcit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλάργυρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behoeftig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

penurious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penurious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penurious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENURIOUS»

The term «penurious» is normally little used and occupies the 114.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENURIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «penurious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «penurious» 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 penurious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENURIOUS»

Discover the use of penurious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penurious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life of the Penurious John Elwes, Esq with Remarkable ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Edward Topham, 2010
2
The Works of Samuel Foote, Esq. ...
Enter Hartop as Sir Penurious Triste, and Jenny as Miss Sukey, and Jenkins. Sir Greg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoyed ! — Good now ! Hart. Sir Gregory, I kiss your hand ! My daughter Suck. t Sir Greg. Wonderful ! Miss, I am proud to son Tim, ...
Samuel Foote, 1799
3
The British Drama: Operas and farces
Sir Walter Scott. [Exit Hanror. pope is not to have Gibraltar though. ACT II. what will sir Penurious say? luck-a-day, I am al- will. Har. I wish they were in your guts with all my heart! I must quit the field, I find. Sir Gre. Wonderful! good now, good ...
Sir Walter Scott, 1804
4
Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close- fisted, cheese-paring, penurious, scrimping, grasping, greedy, avaricious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous, illiberal, close; informal stingy, mingy, tight, tight- fisted, money-grubbing, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
5
The Knights: In Two Acts
Tim. Nay, sa-ther, I warrant, if that's all, I kiss her - hearty enow, sath and sole! Sir Greg. Hush, Tim, hush ! Stand behind me, child. Enter Hartop ar Sir Penurious Trifle, and Jenny ar - Sukey, 'and jenkins. Sir Greg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoy'd !
Samuel Foote, 1782
6
A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments ...
Hush, Tim, hush! Sta-nd behind me, child. E'uor Hartop a: Sir Penurious Trifle, MdJenny a: Sukey, and jenkins. Sir Gr'eg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoy'd !--Goo<l now I Har. Sir Gregory, I kiss your hand. -My daughter Suck. Sir Greg. wonderful!
‎1792
7
The Works of Samuel Foote
Hush, Tim, hush ! stand behind me, child. Enter Hartop,<mSir Penurious Trifle, and Jenny, as Miss SuKEY,'««rf Jenkins. Sir Greg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoy'd ! — Good now ! Sir Pen. Sir Gregory, I kiss your hand ! my daughter Suke. Sir Greg .
Samuel Foote, John Badcock, 1830
8
Mobilizing Resources in Constrained Environments: A Study of ...
consider how ventures operate in penurious environments which lack resources. In so doing, I integrate the insights of two different literatures — the resource- based view (Penrose, 1959) and the resource-dependence view of the firm ( Pfeffer ...
Geoffrey Desa, 2008
9
The works of Samuel Foote, esq., with remarks on each play ...
Enter Habtop, as Sir Penurious Trifle, and Jenny, as Miss Sukey, and Jenkins. Sir Greg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoy'd ! — Good now ! Sir Pen. Sir Gregory, I kiss your hand! my daughter Suke. Sir Greg. Wonderful ! Miss, I am proud to — son Tim ...
Samuel Foote, John Badcock, 1830
10
A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments ...
Enter Hartop as Sir Penurious Trifle, and Jenny at Miss Sukey, and Jenkins. Sir Greg. Sir Penurious, I am overjoy 'd ! Good now! Sir Pen. Sir Gregory, I kiss your hand. My daughter Suck. Sir Greg. Wonderful ! Miss, I am proud to — Son Tim ...
‎1782

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENURIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penurious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mike Baird's GST pitch: Lateline quizzes Greiner, Kennett
Your penurious correspondent wholeheartedly agrees with Abbott on that score. He also agrees with those who are sceptical about the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
A's deserve better than ownership's penurious disgrace
The disgrace of A's ownership really hit home at the Giants' tribute to Lon Simmons at AT&T Park on Thursday night. The A's were well ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
Skin canvas
“I fail to understand how can one glamorise sunburn or any such penurious posts on social media and express it as uber cool and fancy? «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
4
Properly used, Jan Dhan Yojna could lessen farmers' suicides
... with life and health insurance, a bank account can offer a safety option for the family in the eventuality of the death of a penurious farmer. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
On the summer boards
The MRT summer musical is a showcase for high school students and recent grads; this production has an adult performer playing penurious ... «Republican Journal, Jul 15»
6
Writers and publishers are all at sea under Brandis and the NPEA
Prizes are useful income for writers and are useful for symbolic signalling to readers, but addressing the generally penurious circumstances of ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
7
Date of Birth*
As with most things, I suspect there are a lot of contributing factors: anger at the Wilpons for years of penurious ways (bad) and habitual ... «Sports On Earth, Jul 15»
8
Letter: Leadership fails in military readiness
Yet we have gutted our military strength, combat power and equipment, awarded penurious 1 percent annual pay increases and are discussing ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Can the Twins, Astros, Cubs and Mets Actually Make it Past …
For example, the usually penurious Miami Marlins signed their 25-year-old star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to a 13-year, $325 million contract ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
'Go Set a Taxman': a novel about Greece
A town where bakers once refused to sell their bread in supermarkets and where men rose early to work for penurious shipping tycoons who ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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