poverty
(Inglés)
- (uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
- (uncountable, usually) A deficiency of something needed or desired
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈpɒvəti/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
From 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.
Related words
destitution
in straitened circumstances
bad fortune
evil fortune
extreme poverty
becoming poor
living in poverty
imporerished
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