poverty
The quality or state of being poorThe quality or state of being poor; lack of money
» Tom knew what poverty meant.
Том знал, что такое бедность.
Том знав, що означає бідність.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
get into poverty
get out of poverty
Armut
бе́дностьbédnostʹ, нищета́niščetá, нужда́nuždá
біднота́bidnotá, бі́дністьbídnistʹ, мізе́рністьmizérnistʹ
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
(uncountable, usually)A deficiency of something needed or desired
poverty of soil
poverty of the blood
недоста́токnedostátok, нехва́ткаnexvátka, ску́дностьskúdnostʹ
Examples
374 sentencesTom knew what poverty meant.
Том знав, що означає бідність.
ruТом знал, что такое бедность.
Crime has often been related to poverty.
ruПреступления часто коррелируют с бедностью.
Some people blame poverty for crime.
Poverty sometimes drives people to commit crimes.
ruБедность иногда толкает людей на преступления.
deManchmal begehen Menschen aufgrund von Armut Verbrechen.
Poverty is the root of all evil.
ruБедность - это корень всего зла.
deArmut ist die Wurzel allen Übels.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from LatinFrom Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.
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Forms
plural: poverties| Singular | poverty |
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uncountable
Synonyms
18 synonyms- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions:poornessimpoverishment
Antonyms
9 antonymsWord family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable