penuriousness

English Thesaurus

1. a disposition to be niggardly with money (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	stinginess,
definition	:	a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money (noun.attribute)

2. a state of lacking money (noun.state)

hypernym	:	impoverishment, poorness, poverty,
definition	:	the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions (noun.state)

3. a disposition to be niggardly with money (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

4. a state of lacking money (noun.state)

derivation	:	hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched,
definition	:	not having enough money to pay for necessities (adj.all)

5. a disposition to be niggardly with money (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	parsimonious, penurious,
definition	:	excessively unwilling to spend (adj.all)

6. a state of lacking money (noun.state)

derivation	:	hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched,
definition	:	not having enough money to pay for necessities (adj.all)