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Definition of Poor
1. Noun. People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group). "The urban poor need assistance"
Exact synonyms: Poor People
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Generic synonyms: People
Specialized synonyms: Homeless, Needy
Antonyms: Rich, Rich People
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Generic synonyms: People
Specialized synonyms: Homeless, Needy
Antonyms: Rich, Rich People
2. Adjective. Deserving or inciting pity. "A wretched life"
Exact synonyms: Hapless, Miserable, Misfortunate, Pathetic, Piteous, Pitiable, Pitiful, Wretched
Similar to: Unfortunate
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Pathos, Pity, Pity, Wretchedness
Similar to: Unfortunate
Derivative terms: Miserableness, Pathos, Pity, Pity, Wretchedness
3. Adjective. Having little money or few possessions. "The proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
Attributes: Financial Condition
Also: Underprivileged
Similar to: Broke, Bust, Skint, Stone-broke, Stony-broke, Destitute, Impoverished, Indigent, Necessitous, Needy, Poverty-stricken, Hard Up, Impecunious, In Straitened Circumstances, Penniless, Penurious, Pinched, Moneyless, Unprovided For
Derivative terms: Poorness
Antonyms: Rich
Also: Underprivileged
Similar to: Broke, Bust, Skint, Stone-broke, Stony-broke, Destitute, Impoverished, Indigent, Necessitous, Needy, Poverty-stricken, Hard Up, Impecunious, In Straitened Circumstances, Penniless, Penurious, Pinched, Moneyless, Unprovided For
Derivative terms: Poorness
Antonyms: Rich
4. Adjective. Characterized by or indicating poverty. "They lived in the poor section of town"
5. Adjective. Lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances. "Food poor in nutritive value"
6. Adjective. Not sufficient to meet a need. "Short on experience"
Exact synonyms: Inadequate, Short
Similar to: Deficient, Insufficient
Derivative terms: Inadequateness, Poorness, Shortness
Similar to: Deficient, Insufficient
Derivative terms: Inadequateness, Poorness, Shortness
7. Adjective. Unsatisfactory. "Expectations were poor"
Definition of Poor
1. a. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
2. n. A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
Definition of Poor
1. Adjective. With little or no possessions or money. ¹
2. Adjective. Of low quality. ¹
3. Adjective. To be pitied. ¹
4. Adjective. Deficient in a specified way. ¹
5. Adjective. inadequate, insufficient ¹
6. Noun. (qualifier with "the") Those people as a group who have little or no possessions or money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poor
1. lacking the means of support [adj POORER, POOREST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poor
| poor (current term) poor-mouth poor-spirited poor as a church mouse poor box poor boxes poor boy poor boys poor devil poor diddums | poor fish poor knights of Windsor poor law poor man poor man's |
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