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     • having no money: She fell in love with a penniless artist.
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     PENNILESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does penniless mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PENNILESS is destitute of money. How to use penniless in a sentence.

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   Where did the word penniless come from?

   • First recorded in 1275–1325, penniless is from the Middle English word peniles. See penny, -less See poor. When she died, the girls were passed on to that woman’s heirs, who mishandled their careers and left them nearly penniless. He was born in a barn to penniless parents who were part of a people under occupation.

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   What is a synonym for 'penniless'?

   • We found 13 answers for ‘penniless’. A synonym for penniless is destitute. Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using ‘penniless’. You might be able to find more answers by using these: We found 13 answers for the crossword clue ‘penniless’. A further 24 clues may be related.

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   Why do people go home penniless?

   • Many go home penniless, obliged to work off their debts at the next harvest. Those concerns included questions over the penniless 24-year-old's health and their own personal security. He was only 68 years old, and nearly penniless. By the end he was reduced to sheltering, penniless and sick, in a cousin's farmhouse.

   PENNILESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   The meaning of PENNILESS is destitute of money. How to use penniless in a sentence.

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   adjective. uk / ˈpeniləs / us. Add to word list. without any money at all: A series of bad investments left him almost penniless.

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   Definition of penniless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Penniless definition: without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.. See examples of PENNILESS used in a sentence.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective penniless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   adjective. Without even a penny; extremely poor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Very poor. American Heritage. Synonyms: indigent. insolvent. stone-broke. poor. needy. impoverished. impecunious. destitute. poor. busted. broke. bankrupt. in straitened circumstances. pinched. hard-up. Antonyms: affluent. wealthy. rich. Origin of Penniless.

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    indigent formal. needy. penurious formal. poor (NO MONEY) poverty-stricken. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not having much or enough money. poor Her family was poor and didn't own a computer. penniless At the time, I was a penniless student.