poorness
nounEtymology From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse; equivalent to poor + -ness.
1
The quality of being poor
2
poverty
- Derived terms
- poorness is a state of mind
noun — 2 senses
Etymology From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse; equivalent to poor + -ness.
The quality of being poor
poverty
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