Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennyless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny-less
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated form of penniless, today used most often for the sense of "without using pennies" rather than "without money".

Dated

Example Sentences

"Three years had intervened, and how, in their pennyless state, could her mother have existed during this time?"

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does pennyless mean?: Dated form of penniless, today used most often for the sense of "without using pennies" rather than "without money".

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