Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun penuriousness

2 senses of penuriousness

Sense 1
impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness -- (a state of lacking money)
       => poverty, poorness, impoverishment -- (the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions)

Sense 2
penuriousness -- (a disposition to be niggardly with money)
       => stinginess -- (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)