How do you pronounce penury?

penury is pronounced as /ˈpɛnjʊri/.

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penury

🥀penury (pényouri)

noun

/ˈpɛnjʊri/

pauvreté extrême (pauvreté extrême)

penurious peon

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Signification

extreme poverty or destitution

Traduction de la signification

extrême pauvreté ou misère

Phrases d'exemple

He grew up in penury but became successful later in life.

Il a grandi dans la pénurie, mais il est devenu prospère plus tard dans la vie.

Synonymes

poverty, destitution, deprivation, need, hardship

Antonymes

wealth, prosperity, affluence

Collocations

live in penury, escape penury, extreme penury, penury-stricken

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