Meanings
nounpoorness (countable and uncountable, plural poornesses)
plural poornesses
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Similar
Broader
financial condition
nounthe quality of being meager
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishpoornes
- Englishpoorness
From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse; equivalent to poor + -ness.
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APA
poorness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorness
MLA
“poorness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poorness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorness.
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