poorness

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• Poorness — Poor ness, n. The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective). Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poorness — index dearth, indigence, mediocrity, poverty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• poorness — poverty, poorness Poverty is the usual noun corresponding to poor in its meanings to do with lack of wealth or lack of things regarded like wealth (e.g. poverty of inspiration). Poorness is not often used and is more usual in meanings to do with… …   Modern English usage

• poorness — noun (U) formal lack of skill or good qualities (+ of): the poorness of my German accent compare poverty …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• poorness — noun see poor …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poorness — See poor. * * * …   Universalium

• poorness — noun a) The quality of being poor b) poverty …   Wiktionary

• poorness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. want, need, destitution; see poverty 1 , starvation …   English dictionary for students

• poorness — poor·ness || pÊŠrnɪs / pÊŠÉ™ n. state of lacking money, indigence …   English contemporary dictionary

• poorness — n. Poverty …   New dictionary of synonyms

• poorness — poor·ness …   English syllables