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pen·ni·less

penniless

pronunciation:
pe ni lihs [or] pe nih lihs
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having no money at all; very poor.
a penniless beggar
synonyms:
broke, busted, impecunious, insolvent, poor, strapped
antonyms:
moneyed, opulent, wealthy
similar words:
bankrupt, destitute, down and out, down-and-out, indigent, needy, penurious, poverty-stricken
derivations: pennilessly (adv.), pennilessness (n.)
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