πενία — meaning in English

English meaning

• indigence noun Extreme poverty or destitution.
• penury noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

Senses

πενία is used for these senses in English:

• indigence Extreme poverty or destitution.
• penury (uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

penury — full definition

1. noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
2. noun Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.
3. noun The quality of being miserly; miserliness, parsimoniousness, stinginess.

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