noun
- The plural of beggarliness; the quality or state of being beggarly; extreme poverty or meanness.
Usage: Formal or literary usage; Plural form of the abstract noun beggarliness
Examples
- The beggarlinesses of the various impoverished villages shocked the visiting inspector.
- He was ashamed of the beggarlinesses displayed in his family's circumstances.
- The novel depicted multiple beggarlinesses across different social classes.
- Their beggarlinesses stood in stark contrast to the wealth of the neighboring estates.