Definitions for Poor
pʊərpoor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. poor people, pooradjective

   people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

   "the urban poor need assistance"

2. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretchedadjective

   deserving or inciting pity

   "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

3. pooradjective

   having little money or few possessions

   "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

4. pooradjective

   characterized by or indicating poverty

   "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"

5. pooradjective

   lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances

   "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"

6. inadequate, poor, shortadjective

   not sufficient to meet a need

   "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

7. pooradjective

   unsatisfactory

   "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. poornoun

   Those people as a group who have little or no possessions or money.

   The poor are always with us.

2. pooradjective

   With little or no possessions or money.

   We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.

3. pooradjective

   Of low quality.

   That was a poor performance.

4. pooradjective

   To be pitied.

   Oh you poor little thing.

5. pooradjective

   Deficient in a specified way.

   Cow's milk is poor in iron.

6. pooradjective

   inadequate, insufficient

   I received a poor reward for all my hard work.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POORadjective

   Etymology: pauvre, Fr. povre, Spanish.

   1. Not rich; indigent; necessitous; oppressed with want.

   Poor cuckoldly knave. —— I wrong him to call him poor; they say he hath masses of money. William Shakespeare.

   Who builds a church to God, and not to fame,
   Will never mark the marble with his name;
   Go search it there, where to be born and die,
   Of rich and poor makes all the history. Alexander Pope.

   2. Trifling; narrow; of little dignity, force or value.

   A conservatory of snow and ice used for delicacy to cool wine, is a poor and contemptible use, in respect of other uses that may be made of it. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   How poor are the imitations of nature in common course of experiments, except they be led by great judgment. Francis Bacon.

   When he delights in sin, as he observes it in other men, he is wholly transformed from the creature God first made him; nay, has consumed those poor remainders of good that the sin of Adam left him. South.

   That I have wronged no man, will be a poor plea or apology at the last day; for it is not for rapin, that men are formally impeached and finally condemned; but I was an hungry, and ye gave me no meat. Edmund Calamy, Sermons.

   3. Paltry; mean; contemptible.

   A poor number it was to conquer Ireland to the pope’s use. Francis Bacon.

   And if that wisdom still wise ends propound,
   Why made he man, of other creatures, king;
   When, if he perish here, there is not found
   In all the world so poor and vile a thing? Davies.

   The marquis, making haste to Scarborough, embarked in a poor vessel. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   We have seen how poor and contemptible a force has been raised by those who appeared openly. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   4. Unimportant.

   To be without power or distinction, is not, in my poor opinion, a very amiable situation to a person of title. Jonathan Swift.

   5. Unhappy; uneasy.

   Vext sailors curse the rain,
   For which poor shepherds pray’d in vain. Edmund Waller.

   Vain privilege, poor woman have a tongue;
   Men can stand silent, and resolve on wrong. Dryden.

   6. Mean; depressed; low; dejected.

   A soothsayer made Antonius believe, that his genius, which otherwise was brave, was, in the presence of Octavianus, poor and cowardly. Francis Bacon.

   7. [A word of tenderness.] Dear.

   Poor, little, pretty, flutt’ring thing,
   Must we no longer live together?
   And dost thou prune thy trembling wing,
   To take thy flight thou know’st not whither? Matthew Prior.

   8. [A word of slight contempt.] Wretched.

   The poor monk never saw many of the decrees and councils he had occasion to use. Thomas Baker, Reflect. on Learning.

   9. Not good; not fit for any purpose.

   I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could wish courtesy would invent some other entertainment. William Shakespeare.

   10. The Poor. [collectively.] Those who are in the lowest rank of the community; those who cannot subsist but by the charity of others; but it is sometimes used with laxity for any not rich.

   From a confin’d well manag’d store,
   You both employ and feed the poor. Edmund Waller.

   Never any time since the reformation can shew so many poor amongst the widows and orphans of churchmen, as this particular time. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   Has God cast thy lot amongst the poor of this world, by denying thee the plenties of this life, or by taking them away? this may be preventing mercy; for much mischief riches do to the sons of men. Robert South, Sermons.

   The poor dare nothing tell but flatt’ring news. Dryden.

   11. Barren; dry: as, a poor soil.12. Lean; starved; emaciated: as, a poor horse.

   Where juice wanteth, the language is thin, flagging, poor, starved and scarce covering the bone. Ben Jonson.

   13. Without spirit; flaccid.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poor

   Poverty is a state or condition in which a person lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in statistics or economics there are two main measures: absolute poverty compares income against the amount needed to meet basic personal needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter; relative poverty measures when a person cannot meet a minimum level of living standards, compared to others in the same time and place. The definition of relative poverty varies from one country to another, or from one society to another.Statistically, as of 2019, most of the world's population live in poverty: in PPP dollars, 85% of people live on less than $30 per day, two-thirds live on less than $10 per day, and 10% live on less than $1.90 per day now changed to 2.15$/day.(extreme poverty). According to the World Bank Group in 2020, more than 40% of the poor live in conflict-affected countries. Even when countries experience economic development, the poorest citizens of middle-income countries frequently do not gain an adequate share of their countries' increased wealth to leave poverty. Governments and non-governmental organizations have experimented with a number of different policies and programs for poverty alleviation, such as electrification in rural areas or housing first policies in urban areas. The international policy frameworks for poverty alleviation, established by the United Nations in 2015, are summarized in Sustainable Development Goal 1: "No Poverty". Social forces, such as gender, disability, race and ethnicity, can exacerbate issues of poverty—with women, children and minorities frequently bearing unequal burdens of poverty. Moreover, impoverished individuals are more vulnerable to the effects of other social issues, such as the environmental effects of industry or the impacts of climate change or other natural disasters or extreme weather events. Poverty can also make other social problems worse; economic pressures on impoverished communities frequently play a part in deforestation, biodiversity loss and ethnic conflict. For this reason, the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and other international policy programs, such as the international recovery from COVID-19, emphasize the connection of poverty alleviation with other societal goals.

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1. poor

   Poor refers to lacking sufficient amount or quality, particularly in terms of material possessions, wealth or money. It can also denote inadequacy in non-monetary terms such as health, knowledge or quality. Besides, it can represent substandard or inferior ranking in performance or quality. It is often used to describe a state of disadvantage or hardship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Poor

   destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent

2. Poor

   so completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public

3. Poor

   destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected

4. Poor

   wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc

5. Poor

   wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits

6. Poor

   of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings

7. Poor

   destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil

8. Poor

   destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture

9. Poor

   without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night

10. Poor

    inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse

11. Poor

    worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt

12. Poor

    free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek

13. Poornoun

    a small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod

14. Etymology: [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poor

   pōōr, adj. having little or nothing: without means: needy: spiritless: depressed: (B.) humble: contrite: wanting in appearance: lean: wanting in strength: weak: wanting in value: inferior: wanting in fertility: sterile: wanting in fitness, beauty, or dignity: trifling: paltry: dear (endearingly).—ns. Poor′house, a house established at the public expense for sheltering the poor: an almshouse; Poor′john (Shak.), a coarse kind of fish, the hake when salted.—n.pl. Poor′-laws, laws providing for the support of the poor.—adv. Poor′ly.—ns. Poor′ness; Poor′-rate, a rate or tax for the support of the poor; Poor′-Rob′in, an almanac; Poor's′-box, a box for receiving contributions to the poor.—adj. Poor′-spir′ited, cowardly: mean.—ns. Poor′-spir′itedness, cowardice; Poor's′-roll (Scots law), the list of poor persons who are litigants, but unable to pay the expenses of litigation, and therefore are allowed to sue in formâ pauperis.—Poor man of mutton (Scot.), cold mutton broiled, esp. the shoulder; Poor man's herb, the hedge-hyssop; Poor Will, a common American bird of the genus Phalænoptilus.—The poor, poor people collectively: those depending on public or private charity. [O. Fr. poure, povre (Fr. pauvre)—L. pauper, poor.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poor

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1. POOR

   What does POOR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the POOR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Poor is ranked #9800 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Poor surname appeared 3,303 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Poor.
   
   92.3% or 3,051 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 104 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 44 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.2% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Poor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #648

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Poor' in Written Corpus Frequency: #814

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Poor' in Adjectives Frequency: #64

Anagrams for Poor »

1. roop

2. proo

How to pronounce Poor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Poor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Poor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Poor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Poor in a Sentence

1. Muhammad Masood Rafi:

   Mostly, only the poor are affected by the disasters, not the rich.

2. Jeremy Keenan:

   The study shows we can prevent young children from dying with a simple intervention, we could scale our newly studied intervention to reach millions of vulnerable children in resource-poor countries, in much the same way that trachoma programs, which give children and adults a single dose of azithromycin each year, have been doing for years.

3. Roger Marshall:

   Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us,’ there is a group of people that just don’t want health care and aren’t going to take care of themselves.

4. David Madden:

   The countdown to the ECB meeting begins and the poor inflation and core inflation numbers from the euro zone points to more easing from (ECB president) Mario Draghi.

5. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   This is very much also a primary public health crisis of concern and leads to many other public health issues that need to be addressed: homelessness, food insecurity, substance misuse, and poor health outcomes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Poor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Poor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Poor
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Poor
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Poor
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html