Antonyms for penuriousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puh-noor-ee-uhs, -nyoor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈnʊər i əs, -ˈnyʊər- |
Definition of penuriousness
Origin :- 1590s, from penury + -ous, or else from Medieval Latin penuriosus, from Latin penuria "penury." Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s. Related: Penuriously.
- noun poverty
- The thrift of New England did often shrivel into penuriousness.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- It seemed that they were dissatisfied with the penuriousness of the government.
- Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
- He was recklessly generous on occasion, in defiance of habits of penuriousness.
- Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
- Therefore they were all the more embittered at the penuriousness they showed in the food, and many other matters.
- Extract from : « The Old Yellow Book » by Anonymous
- "I could put my overcoat in one seat," Forbes groaned, at this added irony in his loneliness and penuriousness.
- Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
- Real economy means good management, and is quite apart from penuriousness.
- Extract from : « The Quiver 12/1899 » by Anonymous
- In the centre of this lone and wretched spot, dwelt the miserable Dancer and his sister, alike in their habits and penuriousness.
- Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V » by Various
- The penuriousness of this singular man seemed, however, to have for its object the indulgence of a systematic benevolence.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Human Nature » by Anonymous
- There are other persons who, though they cannot in all cases be censured for penuriousness, have imbibed a very pernicious error.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- We do not of course advise the penuriousness of the miser, but the Negro is in little danger on that score.
- Extract from : « The American Missionary -- Vol. 44, No. 4, April, 1890 » by Various
Synonyms for penuriousness
- abjection
- aridity
- bankruptcy
- barrenness
- beggary
- dearth
- debt
- deficiency
- deficit
- depletion
- destitution
- difficulty
- distress
- emptiness
- exiguity
- famine
- hardship
- impecuniosity
- impecuniousness
- impoverishment
- inadequacy
- indigence
- insolvency
- insufficiency
- lack
- meagerness
- necessitousness
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- pass
- paucity
- pauperism
- pennilessness
- penury
- pinch
- poorness
- privation
- reduction
- scarcity
- shortage
- starvation
- straits
- underdevelopment
- vacancy
- want
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