Meanings
plural impecuniosities
- countableuncountableThe state of being impecunious; impecuniousness
Of all that impecunious community, Limpet's impecuniosity had almost reached the dignity of being proverbial.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 1532 more examples
“Impecuniosity will do you good,” Pen’s friend said …; “I don’t know anything more wholesome for a man—for an honest man, mind you—for another, the medicine loses its effect—than a state of tick. …"
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 32, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLCThe next development showed that so widespread an advertisement of our intention had been given by the town-crier as to speedily furnish us with another illustration of the way in which impecuniosity and good clean Mexican dollars prove a wonderful solvent for many troubles which arise among the Chinese ; because we were agreeably surprised on the evening of the fourth day, when a man came cautiously to inform us that he was willing to sell us his house, if the purchase-money could be handed over at once.
1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa, Marshall Brothers Limited, page 75
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian сиромаши́я
- сиромаши́я (siromašíja)the state of being impecunious
French impécuniosité
- impécuniositéthe state of being impecunious
Polish bieda, ubóstwo
- biedathe state of being impecunious
- ubóstwothe state of being impecunious
- niezamożnośćthe state of being impecunious
Turkish parasızlık
- parasızlıkthe state of being impecunious
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