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Meaning of "poorness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POORNESS

ˈpʊənɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POORNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poorness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POORNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poverty

Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. After the industrial revolution, mass production in factories made production goods increasingly less expensive and more accessible. Of more importance is the modernization of agriculture, such as fertilizers, to provide enough yield to feed the population. The supply of basic needs can be restricted by constraints on government services such as corruption, tax avoidance, debt and loan conditionalities and by the brain drain of health care and educational professionals. Strategies of increasing income to make basic needs more affordable typically include welfare, economic freedoms, and providing financial services. Poverty reduction is a major goal and issue for many international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The World Bank estimated 1.

Definition of poorness in the English dictionary

The definition of poorness in the dictionary is poverty. Other definition of poorness is inferior quality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POORNESS

awareness · baroness · bitterness · cleverness · demureness · dourness · drunkenness · eagerness · fairness · lioness · otherness · pureness · self-awareness · sourness · sureness · tenderness · thoroughness · togetherness · unawareness · wilderness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POORNESS

poor cod · poor law · poor man´s orange · poor man´s orchid · poor man´s something · poor man´s weatherglass · poor mouth · poor rate · poor relation · poor White · poor-mouth · poor-spirited · poorbox · poorhouse · poori · poorish · poorly · poort · poortith · poorwill

WORDS THAT END LIKE POORNESS

a voice in the wilderness · Barrow-in-Furness · betterness · business · clearness · dearness · die in harness · farness · Furness · globularness · governess · harness · in harness · in the wilderness · Inverness · nearness · queerness · Sheerness · slenderness · soberness · the Wilderness

Synonyms and antonyms of poorness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poorness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF POORNESS

Find out the translation of poorness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of poorness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poorness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

笨拙
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Pobreza
570 millions of speakers
en

English

poorness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

poorness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رديء
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

бедность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Pobreza
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দরিদ্রতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pauvreté
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kemiskinan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Armut
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

質の悪さ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

poorness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Poorness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nghèo nàn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

poorness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निर्भयता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

fakirlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

povertà
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ubóstwo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sărăcie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poorness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poorness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poorness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fattigdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poorness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POORNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of poorness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «poorness».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poorness

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POORNESS»

Discover the use of poorness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poorness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Measuring the Pro-poorness of Income Growth Within an ...
Poverty reduction has become a fundamental objective of development, and therefore a metric for assessing the effectiveness of various interventions.
Boniface Essama Nssah, Peter James Lambert, 2006
2
Measuring the Pro - Poorness of Income Growth Within an ...
The number q* could be defined as the “pro-poorness equivalent uniform growth rate among the non-poor”.15 Clearly, < > (3.17) 0 )( 1 * ⇔ qD q π < = > = If growth is overall pro-poor/neutral/pro-rich for D, then the equivalent smooth growth for ...
‎2006
3
Goodness of Fit: Clinical Applications, From Infancy Through ...
Our definition of the goodness/poorness of fit concept involves another significant theoretical aspect of poorness of fit called vulnerability. In goodness of fit the consonance between organism and environment is present and indicates that the ...
Stella Chess, Alexander Thomas, 2013
4
Cognitive-behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality ...
Optimal development and behavioral functioning are the results. In contrast, poorness of fit results when there are discrepancies and dissonances between environmental opportunities and demands and the capacities and characteristics of ...
Marsha Linehan, 1993
5
9784904925133_atarasie_content.pdf
which is something like physical poorness. It can also be said as disliked by lover and anxious mind which is something like mental poorness. Therefore, The condition of happiness is physical and mental abundance. The condition of ...
Satoshi Nitta
6
9784904925034_kakumeie_content.pdf
It can be said just as poorness and powerless and dishonorable which is something like physical poorness. It can also be said as disliked by lover and anxious mind which is something like mental poorness. Therefore, The condition of ...
Satoshi Nitta
7
The Study of Temperament: Changes, Continuities, and Challenges
Rather, for each subject healthy or deviant functioning and development was determined by whether there was a goodness (consonance) or poorness ( dissonance) of fit between the properties of the environment and its expectations and ...
Robert Plomin, Judy Dunn, 1986
8
Handbook of Meat Inspection
Moreover, in the case of food animals, we do not have to deal with the highest degree of poorness. A regard for the utilization of the meat prevents the slaughter of the poorest animals. Furthermore, the meat of poor animals is indispensable for ...
Robert von Ostertag, 1907
9
Words: For Robert Burchfield's Sixty-fifth Birthday
Words such as poorness and richness do exist, the blockage notwithstanding. But their exact meaning is very uncertain, and it fluctuates regionally, sociolectally, even idiosyncratically. When speaking metaphorically of rich cheese, of poor ...
Eric Gerald Stanley, T. F. Hoad, 1988
10
Poor Kids in a Rich Country: America's Children in ...
Poorness (P) is estimated using the following loglinear equation: P = a + bD. The coefficient of determination in this small pilot study was over 0.99, and the parameter b was 5, indicating that poorness increases very rapidly as income deficit ...
Timothy M. Smeeding, Lee Rainwater, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POORNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poorness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ruben Amaro is way off base
Yet according to the front office's logic, the result's poorness is an innate characteristic, born of some mystical deterministic force against which ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
The Dapto Chaser | Apocalypse Theatre Company and Griffin …
His plaintive plea to get out of “poorness” and his plan to do so through paw-ness carries the portent of tragic disappointment. Georgia Hopkins' ... «Australian Stage Online, Jul 15»
3
Game 82 (12-8 L in 10, 37-45): Goodbye, Hope
When you also consider the quality of the hitters who were up behind him, Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz, the poorness of the decision ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
4
Daily Trade Recommendation
Considering the poorness of the figures, the USD failed to see a sustained sell-off which is partly due to today being a holiday in the US and a ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
5
In Honor Of Gay Marriage, 8 Famous Wedding Vows Guaranteed To …
'Do you, Marge, take Homer, in richness and in poorness' – poorness is underlined – 'in impotence and in potence, in quiet solitude or blasting across the alkali ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
6
18 Bihar Students From One Village have Cracked IIT Entrance Exam
Despite the students never thought of their poorness In spite the students with their strong determination strived for securing Top Rank in IIT . «Loop 21, Jun 15»
7
Portrait of a wasteland playground
“With my photographs, I want to show those glimpses of life and positivity beyond the appalling poorness of this community and the changes ... «The Advisor, Jun 15»
8
MEPA CEO told to keep site selection report 'confidential'
Describing it an “embarrassment”, Baldacchino said he could not understand how MEPA had the guts to present such a report: “The poorness ... «MaltaToday, Jun 15»
9
NY Times Writer Says The '72% Of Black Babies Are Born Out Of …
Well, I think the main problem in black communities is poorness, period. And the effects of generational poverty and racism. It really is the ... «Madame Noire, Jun 15»
10
Danny Cipriani is no great loss to England
... while the poorness of his general play was conveniently glossed over by some loud and sometimes influential proponents who were armed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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