English Explanatory Dictionary

poorness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality of being poor
poverty

Word forms

poorness poornesses

Etymology

From Middle English poornes, porenes, porenesse, pornes, pornesse, povernesse, powrenesse; equivalent to poor + -ness.

Derived words

poorness is a state of mind

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