Burden and Penury

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

Penury and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penury" instead a noun "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Penury

Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
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Synonyms for Penury

Burden and penury are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Penury".

Nearby Word: penurious

How words are described

great great burden great penury
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