noun
- the state or condition of having little or no money; poverty
Usage: formal; often used to describe chronic lack of funds rather than temporary hardship
Examples
- Despite his impecuniousness, he maintained his dignity and refused charity.
- The artist's impecuniousness never dampened her creative spirit.
- Years of impecuniousness taught her to budget carefully.
- His impecuniousness was a barrier to pursuing higher education.
- The family's impecuniousness forced them to move to a smaller apartment.
- She overcame her early impecuniousness through hard work and determination.