Poorness Definition & Meaning
poorness
- noun
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland"
- the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
- the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"
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- What does poorness mean?
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland" the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"
- What part of speech is poorness?
- Poorness is a noun.
- How many definitions does poorness have?
- Poorness has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).