penuriousness

Definitions of penuriousness
  1. noun
    a disposition to be niggardly with money
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    type of:
    stinginess
    a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
  2. noun
    a state of lacking money
    synonyms: impecuniousness, pennilessness
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    type of:
    impoverishment, poorness, poverty
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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