POORNESS

poorness

(noun) the quality of being poorly made or maintained; “she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography”

meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity

(noun) the quality of being meager; “an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”-George Eliot

poorness

(noun) less than adequate; “the relative poorness of New England farmland”

poverty, poorness, impoverishment

(noun) the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

poorness (countable and uncountable, plural poornesses)

The quality of being poor

poverty

Anagrams

• snoopers, spooners

Source: Wiktionary


Poor"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective). Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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