impecunious
/ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs/adjective
उच्चारण इम्पिक्यूनिअस
निर्धन, कंगाल, धनहीन
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formal or humorous
having little or no money
निर्धन, कंगाल, धनहीन
- an impecunious student living on tea and biscuits
- The impecunious artist could not afford canvas.
- The impecunious poet lived in a tiny rented room.
+ 2 more examples
- As an impecunious student, Ravi travelled by bus and ate simply.
- The impecunious family could not afford to repair the roof.
Synonyms poor penniless impoverished hard up indigent
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
im·pe·cu·ni·ous
With -cunious (not 'impecunous').
अंत में -cunious ('impecunous' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin pecunia, money (which came from pecus, cattle, once the measure of wealth), as in pecuniary (concerning money).
Latin pecunia, धन, से (जो pecus, मवेशी, से आया, जो कभी संपत्ति का माप था), pecuniary (धन-संबंधी) की तरह।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: having no money is impecunious; keep the poverty words: impecunious, indigent, destitute (without food and shelter), penniless, pauper (a very poor person).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जिसके पास पैसा न हो impecunious; गरीबी के शब्द याद रखिए: impecunious, indigent, destitute (बिना भोजन और आश्रय), penniless, pauper (बहुत गरीब व्यक्ति)।