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Definition of Poverty
1. Noun. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.
Exact synonyms: Impoverishment, Poorness
Generic synonyms: Financial Condition
Specialized synonyms: Deprivation, Neediness, Privation, Want, Destitution, Indigence, Need, Pauperism, Pauperization, Penury, Impecuniousness, Pennilessness, Penuriousness
Derivative terms: Poor, Poor
Antonyms: Wealth
Generic synonyms: Financial Condition
Specialized synonyms: Deprivation, Neediness, Privation, Want, Destitution, Indigence, Need, Pauperism, Pauperization, Penury, Impecuniousness, Pennilessness, Penuriousness
Derivative terms: Poor, Poor
Antonyms: Wealth
Definition of Poverty
1. n. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
Definition of Poverty
1. the state of being poor [n -TIES]