penury vs beggary
beggary vs penurypenury and beggary both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| penury | Yes | No | No | No |
| beggary | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
beggary is a hyponym of
penury; that is, beggary is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
penury:
- penury: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
- beggary: the state of being a beggar or mendicant
Other hyponyms of penury include
mendicancy, mendicity.
| penury (noun) | beggary (noun) |
|---|---|
| a state of extreme poverty or destitution | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) |
| the state of being a beggar or mendicant |
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