Penury word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "penury" word

[noun] a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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\Pen"u*ry\, n. [L. penuria; cf. Gr. ? hunger, ? poverty, need, ? one who works for his daily bread, a poor man, ? to work for one's daily bread, to be poor: cf. F. p['e]nurie.] 1. Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution. ``A penury of military forces.'' --Bacon. They were exposed to hardship and penury. --Sprat. It arises in neither from penury of thought. --Landor. 2. Penuriousness; miserliness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

Synonyms for penury

beggary, indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization

See also: impoverishment | poorness | poverty |

Related terms: bare cupboard, bare subsistence, beggarliness, beggary, deprivation, destitution, empty purse, grinding poverty, gripe, hand-to-mouth existence, homelessness, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, lack, mendicancy, moneylessness, necessitousness, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, pauperization, pinch, poorness, privation, want

The fun area, different aproach to word »penury«

Let's analyse "penury" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRUNEP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1545 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. . -. ..- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: penury: 5 + 3 = 8, reduced: 8 (or 6 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: penury: 7 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 7 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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