B1adjectivemoneysociety
US/ˈpen.i.ləs/
UK/ˈpen.i.ləs/
having no money at all
In context
After the business failed, he was left penniless and had to sleep at a friend's house.
The young writer arrived in the city penniless but full of hope.
Thieves took her wallet, leaving her penniless in a foreign country.
Words that go with penniless
adverb + adjective
- almost pennilessThe divorce left him almost penniless.
- virtually pennilessHe arrived in Australia virtually penniless.
- completely pennilessThe fire left the family completely penniless.
adjective + noun
- penniless studentAs a penniless student, she lived on noodles for a year.
- penniless immigrantThe penniless immigrant built a business from nothing.
- penniless orphanDickens wrote about a penniless orphan in London.