Definition of penniless in English:

penniless

adjective ˈpɛnɪləsˈpɛniləs

(of a person) having no money; very poor.
（人）身无分文的，一贫如洗的
a penniless young student
Example sentencesExamples
- A man meets a beautiful but penniless girl on a trip to Cuba.
- He also brought on board bankers who could help finance his schemes but things did not go well and he was soon penniless and having to borrow money.
- I had used all the money to get to England so I was penniless in a foreign land with only the clothes on my back and my sword to my name.
- We were completely penniless, with three young children, helpless in an unfamiliar city.
- Monet valued the comforts of a middle-class existence, and even as a penniless student his love of the finer things in life was noted.
- They were penniless and Mary knew that a stage career was her only hope of survival.
- Mind you, I'm also filling up on all the industrial music that I couldn't afford when I was a penniless student.
- Relocated to a contemporary setting, the story tells of a penniless prostitute chosen and gifted with wealth by the Gods.
- I was penniless and facing bankruptcy and the prospect of being prosecuted in court for a whole range of civil and criminal offences.
- I leapt into the car and in gratitude shot off to buy a box of chocolates for my saviours then realised I was penniless and cardless.
- As a result, many of them have had to resort to shooting kangaroos in order to sell the meat, as they are almost penniless.
- He was under the impression the the hut committee had spent all of the memorial fund and that we were penniless.
- But after reputedly making millions from crime he says he's now penniless.
- Now back in it, they're left penniless and sometimes homeless.
- Her father's once prosperous business had fallen apart and they were left penniless due to their huge debts.
- She and her mother were left penniless after her father died, the family having earlier lost their home to river erosion.
- One hundred years ago, Montmartre was a cheap area to live in, and so attracted penniless artists.
- We were penniless and without shoes while people from the same hotel sat next to us in the airport flagrantly eating burgers and chips and drinking coke.
- Senior partners in legal firms rubbed shoulders with penniless students and dedicated barflies.
- Nearly one-third of filers claimed they were nearly penniless after paying these fees.
Synonyms
poor, indigent, impoverished, penurious, impecunious, in penury, moneyless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous
bankrupt, bust, insolvent
needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged
British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name)
informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together
British informal stony broke, skint, in Queer Street
North American informal stone broke
rare pauperized, beggared

Derivatives

pennilessness

noun

She argued that their pennilessness had been caused by the insurer's wrongful repudiation of the policy, but the court rejected that argument.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the years of the Second Dutch War, opposition in Parliament frequently blamed the Crown's chronic pennilessness and mismanagement of the war on official corruption and the cost of the mistresses.
- But I soon tired of the parental nagging, and the boredom and the pennilessness of teenage unemployment, and set out to find myself an income.
- Financial difficulty had evolved into pennilessness, and with no ordinary work available she had been at her wits' end.

pennilessly

adverb

Definition of penniless in US English:

penniless

adjectiveˈpɛniləsˈpenēləs

(of a person) having no money; very poor.
（人）身无分文的，一贫如洗的
a penniless young student
Example sentencesExamples
- We were completely penniless, with three young children, helpless in an unfamiliar city.
- I was penniless and facing bankruptcy and the prospect of being prosecuted in court for a whole range of civil and criminal offences.
- Senior partners in legal firms rubbed shoulders with penniless students and dedicated barflies.
- She and her mother were left penniless after her father died, the family having earlier lost their home to river erosion.
- One hundred years ago, Montmartre was a cheap area to live in, and so attracted penniless artists.
- Mind you, I'm also filling up on all the industrial music that I couldn't afford when I was a penniless student.
- But after reputedly making millions from crime he says he's now penniless.
- I had used all the money to get to England so I was penniless in a foreign land with only the clothes on my back and my sword to my name.
- A man meets a beautiful but penniless girl on a trip to Cuba.
- He was under the impression the the hut committee had spent all of the memorial fund and that we were penniless.
- As a result, many of them have had to resort to shooting kangaroos in order to sell the meat, as they are almost penniless.
- Relocated to a contemporary setting, the story tells of a penniless prostitute chosen and gifted with wealth by the Gods.
- They were penniless and Mary knew that a stage career was her only hope of survival.
- Monet valued the comforts of a middle-class existence, and even as a penniless student his love of the finer things in life was noted.
- Her father's once prosperous business had fallen apart and they were left penniless due to their huge debts.
- I leapt into the car and in gratitude shot off to buy a box of chocolates for my saviours then realised I was penniless and cardless.
- We were penniless and without shoes while people from the same hotel sat next to us in the airport flagrantly eating burgers and chips and drinking coke.
- Now back in it, they're left penniless and sometimes homeless.
- Nearly one-third of filers claimed they were nearly penniless after paying these fees.
- He also brought on board bankers who could help finance his schemes but things did not go well and he was soon penniless and having to borrow money.
Synonyms
poor, indigent, impoverished, penurious, impecunious, in penury, moneyless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous

词汇	penniless
释义	Definition of penniless in English: penniless adjective ˈpɛnɪləsˈpɛniləs (of a person) having no money; very poor. （人）身无分文的，一贫如洗的 a penniless young student Example sentencesExamples A man meets a beautiful but penniless girl on a trip to Cuba. He also brought on board bankers who could help finance his schemes but things did not go well and he was soon penniless and having to borrow money. I had used all the money to get to England so I was penniless in a foreign land with only the clothes on my back and my sword to my name. We were completely penniless, with three young children, helpless in an unfamiliar city. Monet valued the comforts of a middle-class existence, and even as a penniless student his love of the finer things in life was noted. They were penniless and Mary knew that a stage career was her only hope of survival. Mind you, I'm also filling up on all the industrial music that I couldn't afford when I was a penniless student. Relocated to a contemporary setting, the story tells of a penniless prostitute chosen and gifted with wealth by the Gods. I was penniless and facing bankruptcy and the prospect of being prosecuted in court for a whole range of civil and criminal offences. I leapt into the car and in gratitude shot off to buy a box of chocolates for my saviours then realised I was penniless and cardless. As a result, many of them have had to resort to shooting kangaroos in order to sell the meat, as they are almost penniless. He was under the impression the the hut committee had spent all of the memorial fund and that we were penniless. But after reputedly making millions from crime he says he's now penniless. Now back in it, they're left penniless and sometimes homeless. Her father's once prosperous business had fallen apart and they were left penniless due to their huge debts. She and her mother were left penniless after her father died, the family having earlier lost their home to river erosion. One hundred years ago, Montmartre was a cheap area to live in, and so attracted penniless artists. We were penniless and without shoes while people from the same hotel sat next to us in the airport flagrantly eating burgers and chips and drinking coke. Senior partners in legal firms rubbed shoulders with penniless students and dedicated barflies. Nearly one-third of filers claimed they were nearly penniless after paying these fees. Synonyms poor, indigent, impoverished, penurious, impecunious, in penury, moneyless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous bankrupt, bust, insolvent needy, in need/want, badly off, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, hard up, on one's beam-ends, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged British on the breadline, without a penny (to one's name) informal broke, flat broke, cleaned out, strapped for cash, strapped, on one's uppers, without two pennies/(brass) farthings to rub together British informal stony broke, skint, in Queer Street North American informal stone broke rare pauperized, beggared Derivatives pennilessness noun She argued that their pennilessness had been caused by the insurer's wrongful repudiation of the policy, but the court rejected that argument. Example sentencesExamples During the years of the Second Dutch War, opposition in Parliament frequently blamed the Crown's chronic pennilessness and mismanagement of the war on official corruption and the cost of the mistresses. But I soon tired of the parental nagging, and the boredom and the pennilessness of teenage unemployment, and set out to find myself an income. Financial difficulty had evolved into pennilessness, and with no ordinary work available she had been at her wits' end. pennilessly adverb Definition of penniless in US English: penniless adjectiveˈpɛniləsˈpenēləs (of a person) having no money; very poor. （人）身无分文的，一贫如洗的 a penniless young student Example sentencesExamples We were completely penniless, with three young children, helpless in an unfamiliar city. I was penniless and facing bankruptcy and the prospect of being prosecuted in court for a whole range of civil and criminal offences. Senior partners in legal firms rubbed shoulders with penniless students and dedicated barflies. She and her mother were left penniless after her father died, the family having earlier lost their home to river erosion. One hundred years ago, Montmartre was a cheap area to live in, and so attracted penniless artists. Mind you, I'm also filling up on all the industrial music that I couldn't afford when I was a penniless student. But after reputedly making millions from crime he says he's now penniless. I had used all the money to get to England so I was penniless in a foreign land with only the clothes on my back and my sword to my name. A man meets a beautiful but penniless girl on a trip to Cuba. He was under the impression the the hut committee had spent all of the memorial fund and that we were penniless. As a result, many of them have had to resort to shooting kangaroos in order to sell the meat, as they are almost penniless. Relocated to a contemporary setting, the story tells of a penniless prostitute chosen and gifted with wealth by the Gods. They were penniless and Mary knew that a stage career was her only hope of survival. Monet valued the comforts of a middle-class existence, and even as a penniless student his love of the finer things in life was noted. Her father's once prosperous business had fallen apart and they were left penniless due to their huge debts. I leapt into the car and in gratitude shot off to buy a box of chocolates for my saviours then realised I was penniless and cardless. We were penniless and without shoes while people from the same hotel sat next to us in the airport flagrantly eating burgers and chips and drinking coke. Now back in it, they're left penniless and sometimes homeless. Nearly one-third of filers claimed they were nearly penniless after paying these fees. He also brought on board bankers who could help finance his schemes but things did not go well and he was soon penniless and having to borrow money. Synonyms poor, indigent, impoverished, penurious, impecunious, in penury, moneyless, without a sou, as poor as a church mouse, poverty-stricken, destitute, necessitous
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