"pennilessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From penniless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|penniless|ness}} penniless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pennilessness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being penniless. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pennilessness-en-noun-bzR4BxqW
  2. The state or quality of being penniless.
    Synonym of destitution (“extreme poverty”)
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poverty Synonyms: moneylessness, ;, brokeness, ;, poverty, destitution [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pennilessness-en-noun-yrRhvSS5 Disambiguation of Poverty: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (being penniless): αδεκαρία (adekaría) [feminine] (Greek), pénztelenség (Hungarian), kemelaratan (Indonesian), безде́нежье (bezdénežʹje) [neuter] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'being penniless': 45 55

Alternative forms

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