beggary
beg·gary
noun \ˈbe-gə-rē\Definition of BEGGARY
Examples of BEGGARY
- <too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country>
First Known Use of BEGGARY
14th century
Related to BEGGARY
Synonyms: poverty, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, want
Related Words: gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness; exigency; emergency, rainy day; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straitening
Near Antonyms: luxury, prosperity
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