penuria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
- lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
- misery noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
- paucity noun A shortage of something, or a supply that is far smaller than is needed.
- scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
- shortage noun A situation where there is not enough of something needed.
Senses
penuria is used for these senses in English:
- gall (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
- lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- misery (Extreme) poverty.
- paucity Fewness in number; too few.
- scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
gall — full definition
- noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
- noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
- noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
- noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.