poorness
- n the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
- n less than adequate
the relative poorness of New England farmland - n the quality of being meager
- n the quality of being poorly made or maintained
she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography
- He explains, however, that with all the sickness and poorness of the people around him, 'it is difficult not to give to people in great want.
- Robert, why is it that some people question their poorness (unhappy just to work for a wage, they want more, they want to change) and other people keep living poor?.