What does poorness mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
poverty, poorness, impoverishmentnoun
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
poornessnoun
less than adequate
"the relative poorness of New England farmland"
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguitynoun
the quality of being meager
"an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
poornessnoun
the quality of being poorly made or maintained
"she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"
Wiktionary
poornessnoun
The quality of being poor
poornessnoun
poverty
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Poornessnoun
Etymology: from poor.
If a prince should complain of the poorness of his exchequer, would he be angry with his merchants, if they brought him a cargo of good bullion. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
The Italian opera seldom sinks into a poorness of language, but, amidst all the meanness of the thoughts, has something beautiful and sonorous in the expression. Addison.
There is a kind of sluggish resignation, as well as poorness and degeneracy of spirit, in a state of slavery. Addison.
The poorness of the herbs shews the poorness of the earth, especially if in colour more dark. Francis Bacon.
Enquire the differences of metals which contain other metals, and how that agrees with the poorness or riches of the metals in themselves. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
poorness
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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poorness
Poorness refers to the state or condition of having little or no material possessions, wealth, or means of support, often characterized by lack of basic needs such as food, water, shelter, sanitation, healthcare and education. It is synonymous with poverty, destitution, or penury, and generally relates to one being financially weak or deficient.
Webster Dictionary
Poornessnoun
the quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of poorness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of poorness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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