- Today's Word
Impecunious
im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs
Definition
- (adjective) Lacking money; having little or no financial resources.
Example
The impecunious artist survived on his passion for painting rather than his earnings.
Fun Fact
“Impecunious” comes from the Latin im- (“not”) and pecunia (“money”), which originally referred to wealth in livestock. In literature, impecunious characters often appear as struggling yet resourceful figures, from Charles Dickens’ debt-ridden protagonists to young dreamers chasing success.
(adjective) Fond of company; sociable.
Always gregarious, Mia effortlessly gathered people together wherever she went.
From Latin gregarius, meaning “belonging to a flock,” from grex — “herd” or “group.”