Meaning
- The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
- A deficiency of something needed or desired
Synonyms
destitution
in straitened circumstances
bad fortune
evil fortune
extreme poverty
becoming poor
living in poverty
imporerished
slumminess
low income groups
miserable state
utter destitution
abject poverty
want of any possession
become poor
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒvəti/
Etymology
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.
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