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mendicity vs penury

penury vs mendicity

mendicity and penury both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mendicity Yes No No No
penury Yes No No No
As nouns, penury is a hypernym of mendicity; that is, penury is a word with a broader meaning than mendicity:
  • mendicity: the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  • penury: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Other hypernyms of mendicity include indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization.
mendicity (noun) penury (noun)
the state of being a beggar or mendicant a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Difference between mendicity and penury

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