poverty
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poverty
- /ˈpɒvəti/ UK
- /ˈpɑːvɚti/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ti
Where it comes from
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.
noun poverties
- The quality or state of being poor; lack of money get into poverty
- A deficiency of something needed or desired poverty of soil
Similar: beggary, brokeness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, indigence, mendicancy, mendicity, misery, neediness, pauperism, penury, poverty, privation, reduced circumstances, straitened circumstances · Opposite: abundance, decadence, lap of luxury, luxury, riches, richness, wanting for nothing, wealth, wealthiness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: poorness, impoverishment, indigence, penury, impoverished, poor, indigent, deprived, poverty-stricken, destitute, shortage, pauperisation, pauperization, scarcity, dearth, paucity
noun
Similar: beggary, brokeness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, indigence, mendicancy, mendicity, misery, neediness, pauperism, penury, poverty, privation, reduced circumstances, straitened circumstances · Opposite: abundance, decadence, lap of luxury, luxury, riches, richness, wanting for nothing, wealth, wealthiness
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noun quality or state of being poor
| Español | pobreza, pauperismo, mishiadura, egestad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가난 ganan, 빈곤 bin'gon |
| 日本語 | 貧乏 binbō, 貧困 hinkon |
| 中文 | 貧窮 /贫穷 pínqióng, 貧困 /贫困 pínkùn |
| हिन्दी | ग़रीबी ġarībī, निर्धनता nirdhantā, दरिद्रता daridratā, कंगाली kaṅgālī |
| Kiswahili | ufukara, umaskini |
| Português | pobreza |
| Français | pauvreté |
| Deutsch | Armut |
| Italiano | povertà |
| Ελληνικά | φτώχια ftóchia, αδεκαρία adekaría |
| Română | sărăcie, mizerie, paupertate |
| Русский | бе́дность bédnostʹ, нищета́ niščetá, нужда́ nuždá, беднота́ bednotá |
| Tiếng Việt | sự nghèo nàn |
| العربية | فَقْر faqr |
| עברית | עוני \ עֹנִי \ עֳנִי 'óni / 'oní, דַּלּוּת dalut |
noun deficiency of elements
| Español | pobreza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 결핍 gyeolpip |
| 日本語 | 欠乏 ketsubō |
| 中文 | 缺乏 quēfá |
| Kiswahili | ufukara |
| Português | pobreza |
| Русский | недоста́ток nedostátok, нехва́тка nexvátka, ску́дность skúdnostʹ |
Talk about this word "poverty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poverty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poverty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poverty "poverty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poverty.Cite this
@misc{poverty_2026,
title = {poverty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poverty},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
