Dictionary

poverty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈpɑːvɚti/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɒvəti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
   • get into poverty
   • get out of poverty
   • From there Prince Rupert, the Royalist general and nephew of Charles I, demanded over £2,000 from the mayor of Leicester to pay the king's forces who were camped around Queniborough. The mayor, however, pleaded poverty and sent only £500. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 329, about Queniborough:
   • America’s poverty line is $63 a day for a family of four. In the richer parts of the emerging world $4 a day is the poverty barrier. But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short. 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
   • escape from poverty
2. (uncountable, usually) A deficiency of something needed or desired
   • poverty of the blood
   • poverty of soil
   • poverty of spirit

Forms

Antonyms

decadence · riches · lap of luxury · wealthiness · luxury · abundance · wanting for nothing · wealth · richness

Deriveds

fuel poverty · poverty porn · poverty of the stimulus · poverty-stricken · povo · poverty button · transport poverty · poverty is a state of mind · poverty grass · energy poverty · poverty-struck · poverty poker · nonpoverty · povertyism · poverty-ridden · poverty is a mindset · secondary poverty · primary poverty · period poverty · income poverty · hygiene poverty · poverty line · poverty trap · digital poverty · ultrapoverty · furniture poverty · antipoverty

Hypernyms

need · lack · want · necessity

Hyponyms

insolvency · bankruptcy

Relateds

broke-ass · hardship · have nothing to lose · poor · pauper · impoverished · keep the wolf from the door · poorness · possessionlessness · impoverish · aporophobia

Synonyms

indigence · straitened circumstances · impecuniosity · penury · reduced circumstances · pauperism · misery · poverty · brokeness · mendicity · impecuniousness · beggary · privation · neediness · destitution · mendicancy

Translations (215)

io povreso (quality or state of being poor) · ka სიღატაკე (quality or state of being poor) · nb fattigdom (quality or state of being poor) · th ความยากจน (quality or state of being poor) · aht hwdene (quality or state of being poor) · la paupertās (quality or state of being poor) · uk біднота́ (quality or state of being poor) · cmn 貧困 /贫困 (quality or state of being poor) · tg камбағалӣ (quality or state of being poor) · si දිළිඳුබව (quality or state of being poor) · hi कंगाली (quality or state of being poor) · uz qashshoqlik (quality or state of being poor) · ko 빈곤 (quality or state of being poor) · ru нищета́ (quality or state of being poor) · az kasıblıq (quality or state of being poor) · mt faqar (quality or state of being poor) · gl pobreza (quality or state of being poor) · tt фәкыйрьлек (quality or state of being poor) · la pauperiēs (quality or state of being poor) · ur غَرِیبی (quality or state of being poor) · el φτώχια (quality or state of being poor) · pl ubóstwo (quality or state of being poor) · kk кедейлік (quality or state of being poor) · sh siromáštvo (quality or state of being poor) · tk garyplyk (quality or state of being poor) · hrx Aarmut (quality or state of being poor) · cmn 缺乏 (deficiency of elements) · sh òskudica (deficiency of elements) · es egestad (quality or state of being poor) · ckb ھەژاری (quality or state of being poor) · sh сирома́штво (quality or state of being poor) · pt pobreza (deficiency of elements) · scn puvirtà (quality or state of being poor) · fi puute (deficiency of elements) · bg липса (deficiency of elements) · ru недоста́ток (deficiency of elements) · ms kemiskinan (quality or state of being poor) · ro paupertate (quality or state of being poor) · ast probedá (quality or state of being poor) · he עוני \ עֹנִי \ עֳנִי (quality or state of being poor) · pl bieda (quality or state of being poor) · he דַּלּוּת (quality or state of being poor) · acw فقر (quality or state of being poor) · hu nyomorúság (quality or state of being poor) · sh неима́штина (quality or state of being poor) · tl karukhaan (quality or state of being poor) · be убо́ства (quality or state of being poor) · is fátækt (quality or state of being poor) · da armod (quality or state of being poor) · mn ядуурал (quality or state of being poor) · kmr feqîrî (quality or state of being poor) · lad provedad (quality or state of being poor) · cs chudoba (quality or state of being poor) · co puvartà (quality or state of being poor) · es pauperismo (quality or state of being poor) · bg мизе́рия (quality or state of being poor) · ga bochtaineacht (quality or state of being poor) · fur puaretât (quality or state of being poor) · ro mizerie (quality or state of being poor) · gd truaighe (quality or state of being poor) · mi pōharatanga (quality or state of being poor) · uz faqirlik (quality or state of being poor) · sv fattigdom (quality or state of being poor) · hu hiány (deficiency of elements) · mi hahoretanga (deficiency of elements) · fi puute (quality or state of being poor) · arz فقر (quality or state of being poor) · ru нужда́ (quality or state of being poor) · fr pauvreté (quality or state of being poor) · ia povressa (quality or state of being poor) · hy աղքատություն (quality or state of being poor) · ky кедейлик (quality or state of being poor) · dsb chudoba (quality or state of being poor) · el αδεκαρία (quality or state of being poor) · ota یوقسوللق (quality or state of being poor) · ja 貧困 (quality or state of being poor) · swb usikini (quality or state of being poor) · sl revščina (quality or state of being poor) · be бядо́та (quality or state of being poor) · bg бе́дност (quality or state of being poor) · es pobreza (deficiency of elements) · sw ufukara (deficiency of elements) · fa فقر (quality or state of being poor) · kn ಬಡತನ (quality or state of being poor) · id kekurangan (deficiency of elements) · ja 貧乏 (quality or state of being poor) · uk бі́дність (quality or state of being poor) · tt ярлылык (quality or state of being poor) · nv téʼéʼį́ (deficiency of elements) · wni shizaya (quality or state of being poor) · ur ناداری (quality or state of being poor) · qu muchuy (quality or state of being poor) · be нэ́ндза (quality or state of being poor) · sk chudoba (quality or state of being poor) · scn puvirtati (quality or state of being poor) · kmr xizanî (quality or state of being poor) · ast probeza (quality or state of being poor) · sh siromáštvo (deficiency of elements) · km ភាពក្រ (quality or state of being poor) · hi निर्धनता (quality or state of being poor) · gd airc (deficiency of elements) · bg немоти́я (quality or state of being poor) · no armod (quality or state of being poor) · tg факирӣ (quality or state of being poor) · zdj umasikini (quality or state of being poor) · ca pobresa (quality or state of being poor) · th ความจน (quality or state of being poor) · qu usuy (quality or state of being poor) · bg нищета́ (quality or state of being poor) · oc pauretat (quality or state of being poor) · ta வறுமை (quality or state of being poor) · mi hahoretanga (quality or state of being poor) · pt pobreza (quality or state of being poor) · nci icnōyōtl (quality or state of being poor) · sk nedostatok (deficiency of elements) · af armoede (deficiency of elements) · ka სიდუხჭირე (quality or state of being poor) · et vaesus (quality or state of being poor) · nl armoede (quality or state of being poor) · ur غُرْبَت (quality or state of being poor) · ps فقر (quality or state of being poor) · hi दरिद्रता (quality or state of being poor) · kk жарлылық (quality or state of being poor) · pdt Oamoot (quality or state of being poor) · bn দারিদ্র্য (quality or state of being poor) · sq varfëri (quality or state of being poor) · az yoxsulluq (quality or state of being poor) · cmn 貧窮 /贫穷 (quality or state of being poor) · uk мізе́рність (quality or state of being poor) · mi tuakokatanga (quality or state of being poor) · fi köyhyys (deficiency of elements) · pl niedostatek (quality or state of being poor) · om hiyyummaa (quality or state of being poor) · ba ярлылыҡ (quality or state of being poor) · lo ຄວາມທຸກຍາກ (quality or state of being poor) · nci icnōtlācayōtl (quality or state of being poor) · ky жакырчылык (quality or state of being poor) · ba фәҡирлек (quality or state of being poor) · nv téʼéʼį́ (quality or state of being poor) · af armoede (quality or state of being poor) · sw umaskini (quality or state of being poor) · cs nedostatek (deficiency of elements) · sk bieda (quality or state of being poor) · be бядно́та (quality or state of being poor) · hi ग़रीबी (quality or state of being poor) · ang iermþu (quality or state of being poor) · lt skurdas (quality or state of being poor) · kmr hejarî (quality or state of being poor) · be бедната́ (quality or state of being poor) · bg недостиг (deficiency of elements) · yue 貧窮 /贫穷 (quality or state of being poor) · es pobreza (quality or state of being poor) · zlw-ocs bědstvie (quality or state of being poor) · uk убо́зтво (quality or state of being poor) · nv téʼéʼį́į́h (deficiency of elements) · tr fakirlik (quality or state of being poor) · it povertà (quality or state of being poor) · ar فَقْر (quality or state of being poor) · grc πενία (quality or state of being poor) · ug يوقسۇللۇق (quality or state of being poor) · mi hāhoretanga (quality or state of being poor) · my ဆင်းရဲခြင်း (quality or state of being poor) · ru ску́дность (deficiency of elements) · vi sự nghèo nàn (quality or state of being poor) · tr yoksulluk (quality or state of being poor) · az səfalət (quality or state of being poor) · ru беднота́ (quality or state of being poor) · ca pobresa (deficiency of elements) · be гале́ча (quality or state of being poor) · yi דלות (quality or state of being poor) · yo ipò òṣì (quality or state of being poor) · yi אָרעמקייט (quality or state of being poor) · be бе́днасць (quality or state of being poor) · ko 가난 (quality or state of being poor) · hsb chudoba (quality or state of being poor) · ru нехва́тка (deficiency of elements) · ug نامراتلىق (quality or state of being poor) · sw ufukara (quality or state of being poor) · lv nabadzība (quality or state of being poor) · da fattigdom (quality or state of being poor) · eo malriĉeco (quality or state of being poor) · ps فقيري (quality or state of being poor) · ja 欠乏 (deficiency of elements) · ro sărăcie (quality or state of being poor) · gu ગરીબાઈ (quality or state of being poor) · ml ദാരിദ്ര്യം (quality or state of being poor) · nrf pouôrreté (quality or state of being poor) · nn fattigdom (quality or state of being poor) · ko 결핍 (deficiency of elements) · te బీదరికం (quality or state of being poor) · mk сиромаштија (quality or state of being poor) · frp pouvretât (quality or state of being poor) · te పేదరికం (quality or state of being poor) · hu szegénység (quality or state of being poor) · uz kambagʻallik (quality or state of being poor) · co puvertà (quality or state of being poor) · uk зли́дні (quality or state of being poor) · be гало́та (quality or state of being poor) · tl karukhaan (deficiency of elements) · gd bochdainn (quality or state of being poor) · nci icnōpillōtl (quality or state of being poor) · es mishiadura (quality or state of being poor) · sco puirtith (quality or state of being poor) · gu દળદર (quality or state of being poor) · mn ᠶᠠᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠯ (quality or state of being poor) · tg фақр (quality or state of being poor) · fi köyhyys (quality or state of being poor) · hu nincstelenség (quality or state of being poor) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌳𐌹 (quality or state of being poor) · bg сиромаши́я (quality or state of being poor) · ka სიღარიბე (quality or state of being poor) · ru бе́дность (quality or state of being poor) · id kemiskinan (quality or state of being poor) · de Armut (quality or state of being poor) · sh neimáština (quality or state of being poor)