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English to English noun
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the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
less than adequate |  | Example: the relative poorness of New England farmland
source: wordnet30
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the quality of being meager |  | Example: an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes
source: wordnet30
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the quality of being poorly made or maintained |  | Example: she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography
source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective). |  | source: webster1913
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