"impecunious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˌɪm.pɪˈkjuː.ni.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-impecunious.ogg
Rhymes: -uːniəs Etymology: From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=livestock}}, {{af|en|in-|pecunious|alt1=im-}} im- + pecunious, {{der|en|la|pecūniōsus}} Latin pecūniōsus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} impecunious (not comparable)
  1. Lacking money. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Money Synonyms (lacking money): poor, penniless Related terms: impecuniosity, impecuniously, impecuniousness, pecuniary Translations (lacking money): безпаричен (bezparičen) (Bulgarian), nemající peníze (Czech), jsoucí bez peněz (Czech), jsoucí bez prostředků (Czech), nezámožný (Czech), chudý (Czech), rahaton (Finnish), impécunieux (French), monikore (Maori), pakukore (Maori), fattig (Norwegian), ubogi [masculine] (Polish), menesteroso (Spanish), inope [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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