poorness
poorness · poornesses
The quality of being poorThe quality of being poor
» When I mock poorness, then Heaven make me poor.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being poor
the quality of being meager
(countable, uncountable)Poverty
Examples
1 sentencesWhen I mock poorness, then Heaven make me poor.
Origin
From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse;From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse; equivalent to poor + -ness.
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Forms
plural: poornesses| Singular | poorness |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions:povertyimpoverishment
- the quality of being meager:meagernessmeagrenessleannessscantinessscantnessexiguity
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpoor
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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