ALL meanings of poorness
poor
P p - adjective poorness having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare. 1
- adjective poorness Law. dependent upon charity or public support. 1
- adjective poorness (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds. 1
- adjective poorness characterized by or showing poverty. 1
- adjective poorness deficient or lacking in something specified: a region poor in mineral deposits. 1
- adjective poorness faulty or inferior, as in construction: poor workmanship. 1
- adjective poorness deficient in desirable ingredients, qualities, or the like: poor soil. 1
- adjective poorness excessively lean or emaciated, as cattle. 1
- adjective poorness of an inferior, inadequate, or unsatisfactory kind: poor health. 1
- adjective poorness lacking in skill, ability, or training: a poor cook. 1
- adjective poorness deficient in moral excellence; cowardly, abject, or mean. 1
- adjective poorness scanty, meager, or paltry in amount or number: a poor audience. 1
- adjective poorness humble; modest: They shared their poor meal with a stranger. 1
- adjective poorness unfortunate; hapless: The poor dog was limping. 1
- noun poorness (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the): sympathy for the poor. 1
- idioms poorness poor as a church mouse, extremely poor. 1
- idioms poorness poor as Job's turkey, extremely poor; impoverished. 1