English noun: penury | |||
1. | penury (state) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||
Samples | Their indigence appalled him. A general state of need exists among the homeless. | ||
Synonyms | indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beggary, mendicancy, mendicity | ||