Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Penniless \Pen"ni*less\, a. [From {Penny}.]
   Destitute of money; impecunious; poor. -- {Pen"ni*less*ness},
   n.

Source : WordNet®

pennilessness
     n : a state of lacking money [syn: {impecuniousness}, {penuriousness}]