Today’s “Word of the Day” is penury and it is a noun meaning “extreme poverty, pennilessness, impoverishment, neediness, destitution, privation, deprivation, hardship”.
Example Sentence: If Satyajit Ray is known for anything in Britain and the US, it is his 1955 classic Pather Panchali (Song of the Open Road), which tells the story of a family in a little village in the Indian state of Bengal, living a life of complete penury. It was a work of amateurs (non-professionals): Ray’s debut as director, first-time actors and an inexperienced crew. Shooting was constantly interrupted by the lack of money and dragged on for years.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Satyajit Ray: a genius of cinema and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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