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Definition: Impecunious |
ImpecuniousAdjective1. Not having enough money to pay for necessities. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "impecunious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1876. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
19th Century Satire | To be in a state of poverty. From Eng. in, and Lat. pecco, to sin, poverty being the greatest of all sins. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
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Synonyms: ImpecuniousSynonyms: hard up (adj), in straitened circumstances(p) (adj), penniless (adj), penurious (adj), pinched (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Poverty | Adjective: poor, indigent; poverty-stricken; badly off, poorly off, ill off; poor as a rat, poor as a church mouse, poor as a Job; fortuneless, dowerless, moneyless, penniless; unportioned, unmoneyed; impecunious; out of money, out of cash, short of money, short of cash; without a rap, not worth a rap;(money); qui n'a pas le sou, out of pocket, hard up; out at elbows, out at heels; seedy, bare-footed; beggarly, beggared; destitute; fleeced, stripped; bereft, bereaved; reduced; homeless. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Impecunious |
| English words defined with "impecunious": Impecuniosity ♦ Silverless. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "impecunious": TOUCH. (references) |
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| "Impecunious" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Impecunious" is used about 48 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 48 | 49,194 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "impecunious"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i varfër (bad, beggarly, destitute, fortuneless, indigent, lame, lazarus, low-lived, meager, meagre, mean, miserable, one horse, penurious, poor, spare, squalid, wretched), xhepshpuar (spendthrift). (various references) | |
Arabic | مفلس (bankrupt, broke, bust, busty, down at heel, hard up, insolvent, kaput, penniless, punk, ruined, unowned), معدم (destitute, needy, penniless, starveling). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | безпаричен (moneyless), без пари (in pinched circumstances, moneyless), беден (fortuneless, humble, hungry, indigent, jejune, meager, meagre, mean, moneyless, necessitous, needful, needy, penniless, penurious, pokey, poky, poor, poorly off, poverty stricken, scanty, shabby, tenuous, thin). (various references) | |
Chinese | 贫穷 (Needy, Poverty). (various references) | |
Czech | chudý (disadvantaged, lean, needy, poor, scanty, thin, underprivileged). (various references) | |
Farsi | تهیدست (Indigent, Unfunded), بی پول (Broke, Poor). (various references) | |
Finnish | varaton (poor, without means), rahaton (broke, penniless). (various references) | |
French | impécunieux, nécessiteux, fauché. (various references) | |
German | mittellos (destitute, impoverished, indigent, penniless, pennilessly, without means). (various references) | |
Greek | άποροσ (destitute, indigent, needy, pauper, resourceless), αχρήματοσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ע י (indigent, miserable, pauper, penurious, poor, poor person, wretched). (various references) | |
Hungarian | pénztelen (broke, he is in low water, moneyless, out of pocket, penniless, stony broke), kispénzű. (various references) | |
Indonesian | melarat (ratty, vile). (various references) | |
Italian | senza denaro. (various references) | |
Manx | jeirkagh (almsman, beggar, benefit, benefit as match, benevolent, cadger, pauper), gyn ping (penniless), anverchagh (needy, poor person). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impecuniousay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | impecunioso, serviço impecável. (various references) | |
Romanian | sãrac (barren, beggarly, destitute, empty, hard up, in straitened circumstances, lean, low-lived, meager, meagre, mean, needful, needy, pauper, peeled, penniless, penurious, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, poor man, poverty stricken, scanty, small, sterile, stingy, void), fãrã bani (moneyless, out of cash, up the pole). (various references) | |
Russian | неимущий (underprivileged), бедный (beggarly, hand-to-mouth, lean, livid, low-lived, miserable, one horse, penurious, poor, poverty stricken, poverty-stricken). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | siromašan (destitute, have not, indigent, necessitous, needy, pauper, poor, underprivileged), bez para (moneyless, penniless). (various references) | |
Spanish | inope, pobre (abject, beggar, destitute, dismal, hungry, indigent, jimp, meager, meagre, mingy, miserable, miserly, needy, pathetic, pathetical, pauper, penurious, poor, scrappy, wretched). (various references) | |
Swedish | fattig (impoverished, indigent, lean, meagre, miserable, necessitous, needy, paltry, penurious, poor, poverty-striken). (various references) | |
Turkish | züğürt (broke, stone broke, stony broke), parasız (cashless, complimentary, fortuneless, free, gratis, moneyless, penniless, without money), fakir (destitute, distressed, fakir, indigent, necessitous, needy, pauper, penniless, penurious, poor, poor person, ropy, small). (various references) | |
Ukranian | безгрошовий. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | túng thiếu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "impecunious": impecuniously, impecuniousness, impecuniousnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Impecunious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: immpecunious, impecuious, impecuneous, Impecunias, impecunios, impecurious, impercunious, inpecunious. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "impecunious" (pronounced 'Im"pe*cu"ni*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, Aeriferous, AEruginous, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agynous, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anhistous, Anhydrous, Anisodactylous, Anisomerous, Anisopetalous, Anisophyllous, Anisostemonous, Anisotropous, Annelidous, Annotinous, Annoyous, Anodynous, Anomaloflorous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anonaceous, Anonymous, Anserous, Antecedaneous, Antenniferous, Antheriferous, Antherogenous, Anthocarpous, Anthophagous, Anthophilous, Anthophorous, Anthraciferous, Anthropomorphous, Anthropophagous, Antibillous, Anticontagious, Anticous, Antidromous, Antilogous, Antimonious, Antipathous, Antipetalous, Antisepalous, Antistrumous, Antitypous, Antivariolous, Anurous, Anxious, Apellous, Apetalous, Aphanipterous, Aphidivorous, Aphidophagous, Aphthous, Aphyllous, Apiaceous, Apocarpous, Apodous, Apostematous, Aproctous, Apterous, Apyrous, Aqueous, Aquiferous, Aquiparous, Araceous, Araneous, Arbitrarious, Arboreous, Arborous, Archaeostomatous, Arduous, Ardurous, Arenaceous, Arenarious, Arenulous, Argentiferous, Argentous, Argillaceous, Argilliferous, Argillo-calcareous, Argillous, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascriptitious, Asomatous, Asparaginous, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Balaniferous, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Bisexous, Bisexuous, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthous, Bisulcous, Bituminiferous, Bituminous, Bivalvous, Bivious, Blasphemous, Blastocarpous, Blendous, Blennogenous, Blusterous, Blustrous, Boisterous, Boistous, Bombycinous, Bombylious, Boracous, Boraginaceous, Boragineous, Bounteous, Brachypterous, Brachytypous, Branchiferous, Branchiostegous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Brumous, Bulbaceous, Bulbiferous, Bulbous, Bumptious, Burdenous, Burglarious, Butyraceous, Butyrous, Buxeous, Byssaceous, Byssiferous, Cactaceous, Cadaverous, Caducous, Caesious, Calamiferous, Calamitous, Calcareo-siliceous, Calcareous, Calcariferous, Calciferous, Calcigenous, Calcigerous, Calcivorous, Calculous, Caliginous, Callous, Calumnious, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Campylospermous, Campylotropous, Cancellous, Cankerous, Canorous, Cantankerous. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-i-m-n-o-p-s-u-u" | |
-2 letters: pumiceous. | |
-3 letters: mucinous. | |
-4 letters: coniums, consume, cuisine, eosinic, impious, impones, incomes, ioniums, menisci, mesonic, miscoin, nimious, peonism, piceous, piscine, pounces, pumices, sinopie, spumone, spumoni. | |
-5 letters: cesium, conies, conium, copens, copies, cosine, coupes, cousin, cumins, eonism, icones, imines, impone, impose, incise, income, incuse, ionics, ionise, ionium, minces, miscue, mispen, monies, mucins, mucose, mucous, muonic, neumic, opines, opiums, oscine, ounces, pionic, ponces, ponies, pounce, puisne, pumice, socmen, supine. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-i-m-n-o-p-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: impecuniously. | |
+4 letters: impecuniousness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 65 63 75 6E 69 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. . -.-. ..- -. .. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01100101 01100011 01110101 01101110 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p e c u n i o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 0065 0063 0075 006E 0069 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4379827169878075818785 |
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