Poorness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

less than adequate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʊɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʊənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʊənəs/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʊɹnəs/.

Examples

the relative poorness of New England farmland
an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes
she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poverty scantness meagerness leanness impoverishment meagreness scantiness exiguity

Antonyms

wealth

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
noun	less than adequate “the relative poorness of New England farmland”
noun	the quality of being meager; -George Eliot “an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”
noun	the quality of being poorly made or maintained “she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography”

Word Forms

poor	adjective	characterized by or indicating poverty
meager	adjective	deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagre	adjective	deficient in amount or quality or extent
lean	adjective	containing little excess
scanty	adjective	lacking in amplitude or quantity
scant	adjective	less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
exiguous	adjective	extremely scanty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Armut

der Zustand, in dem man wenig oder gar kein Geld und kaum oder gar keinen materiellen Besitz hat

🇫🇷French

pauvreté

l'état d'avoir peu ou pas d'argent et peu ou pas de biens matériels

🇪🇸Spanish

pobreza

el estado de tener poco o ningún dinero y pocas o ninguna posesión material

🇮🇹Italian

povertà

lo stato di avere poco o nessun denaro e pochi o nessun possesso materiale

🇳🇱Dutch

armoede

de toestand van weinig of geen geld en weinig of geen materiële bezittingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pobreza

o estado de ter pouco ou nenhum dinheiro e poucos ou nenhum bem material

🇷🇺Russian

бедность

состояние, когда мало или совсем нет денег и мало или совсем нет материальных ценностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरिद्रता

बहुत कम या बिल्कुल पैसा न होने और कुछ या कुछ भौतिक संपत्ति न होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

দরিদ্রতা

অল্প বা কোন অর্থ এবং অল্প বা কোন বস্তুগত সম্পদ থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வறுமை

கொஞ்சம் அல்லது பணம் இல்லாத நிலை மற்றும் சில அல்லது பொருள் உடைமைகள் இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

పేదరికం

తక్కువ లేదా డబ్బు లేని మరియు తక్కువ లేదా భౌతిక ఆస్తులు లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

गरीबी

कमी किंवा कमी पैसे आणि काही किंवा कोणतीही भौतिक संपत्ती नसण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગરીબી

ઓછા અથવા ઓછા પૈસા અને થોડા અથવા કોઈ ભૌતિક સંપત્તિ ન હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಡತನ

ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಹಣ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲವು ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು ಆಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദാരിദ്ര്യം

പണവും കുറവും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭൗതിക സ്വത്തുക്കളും ഇല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੀਬੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਪੈਸਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غریبی

کم یا نہ ہونے کی حالت اور کم یا کوئی مادی املاک نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贫穷

拥有很少或没有钱以及很少或没有物质财富的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

貧しさ

お金がほとんどまたはまったくなく、物質的な所有物もほとんどまたはまったくない状態

🇰🇷Korean

병약

돈이 거의 또는 전혀 없고 물질적 소유물이 거의 또는 전혀 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghèo khó

tình trạng có ít hoặc không có tiền và ít hoặc không có của cải vật chất

🇹🇭Thai

ความยากจน

สถานะของการมีเงินน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย และทรัพย์สินวัตถุน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemiskinan

keadaan memiliki sedikit atau tidak ada uang dan sedikit atau tidak ada harta benda

🇵🇭Filipino

kahirapan

ang estado ng pagkakaroon ng kaunti o walang pera at kakaunti o walang materyal na pag-aari

🇲🇾Malay

kemiskinan

keadaan mempunyai sedikit atau tiada wang dan sedikit atau tiada harta benda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فقر

حالة عدم وجود أموال قليلة أو معدومة والممتلكات المادية القليلة أو معدومة

🇮🇷Persian

فقر

وضعیت کم یا بی پولی و دارایی مادی کم یا نداشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

fakirlik

çok az paraya sahip olma veya hiç paraya sahip olmama ve çok az veya hiç maddi mülkiyete sahip olmama durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַלוּת

מצב שיש לו מעט כסף או ללא נכסים חומריים או מועטים

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