penury [noun]: extreme poverty; destitution.
Example: Vincent Van Gogh, whose paintings now sell for millions of dollars, died in penury.
Synonyms: abjection, bankruptcy, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, insolvency, pauperism, pennilessness
Antonyms: affluence, bountifulness, opulence, richness, wealth
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