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penniless

adjective

pen·​ni·​less ˈpe-ni-ləs How to pronounce penniless (audio)
: destitute of money

Example Sentences

She was unemployed and penniless. went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
Recent Examples on the Web His family fled Greece after a revolution and were largely penniless. Rachel Elbaum, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 Virtually penniless upon arriving on US soil, the Ly family, including the grandmother, went straight to work at a manufacturing plant through a program that helped assimilate immigrants to the US. The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Some of the gentry might prosper and over the decades expand their presence to additional households, while others might go penniless and turn over their properties to those still or newly rich. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Despite many notable accomplishments beyond those related to the cubic, Tartaglia died penniless and largely unknown, whereas Cardano achieved everlasting fame. Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2022 Lena Aldridge, a talented but penniless London nightclub singer, is travelling for a part on Broadway. Carole E. Barrowman, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2022 Her parents, who owned a flower business in a small town in the Luhansk region, have themselves been left homeless and penniless and are staying in a village near Mykolaiv. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022 About half were able to leave, turned overnight into penniless refugees. Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022 Éric, a penniless man who lives in his car, rejects his 10-year-old autistic son Esteban, who is living in the care of his uncle. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of penniless was in the 14th century

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