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penuriousness

penuriousness noun: the quality of being penurious.

Noun

penuriousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being penurious.
    • In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.
    • Covetouſneſs is the root of penuriouſneſs and baſeneſs, it hinders hoſpitality;1671, Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes, page 271

penuriousness meaning in Tamil

penuriousness in Tamil

உலோபம்

Synonyms of penuriousness

Origin of penuriousness

From penurious + -ness.

Questions about penuriousness

What does penuriousness mean?
Penuriousness means the quality of being penurious.
What is penuriousness in Tamil?
Penuriousness in Tamil is உலோபம். See Penuriousness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is penuriousness?
Penuriousness is a noun.

Words near penuriousness in the dictionary

  1. penups
  2. penurie
  3. penuries
  4. penurious
  5. penuriously
  6. penuriousness
  7. penurities
  8. penurity
  9. penury
  10. penus
  11. Penutian

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