poverty
//ˈpɒvəti//
Forms
- Plural
- poverties
Definitions
1.The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
- I've had enough of your anti-science poverty.
2.A deficiency of something needed or desired
- I've had enough of your anti-science poverty.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2353
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”).
Cognates include pauper, poor.