penuriousness
(noun)
noun
1. a state of lacking money
Similar word(s): impecuniousness, pennilessness
Definition categories: state, impoverishment, poorness, poverty
2. a disposition to be niggardly with money
Definition categories: attribute, stinginess
Sentences with penuriousness as a noun:
- In Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge is renowned for his penuriousness.