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Meaning of 'poorness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Poorness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Meaning of 'poorness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . poorness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quality of being meager
Example in sentence:
  • an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes
Meaning (2):
- the quality of being poorly made or maintained
Example in sentence:
  • she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography
Meaning (3):
- less than adequate
Example in sentence:
  • the relative poorness of New England farmland

Nearby Words:

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