beggary

beggary

noun

Definition of BEGGARY

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions <too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country>

Synonyms beggary, 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

Antonyms affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness