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poverty vs penury

penury vs poverty

poverty and penury both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poverty Yes No No No
penury Yes No No No
As nouns, penury is a hyponym of poverty; that is, penury is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poverty:
  • poverty: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  • penury: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
poverty (noun) penury (noun)
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Difference between poverty and penury

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