poverty

noun

pov·er·ty ˈpä-vər-tē How to pronounce poverty (audio)

often attributive

: the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions

: renunciation as a member of a religious order of the right as an individual to own property

: scarcity, dearth

: debility due to malnutrition

: lack of fertility

Example Sentences

He was born in poverty. There is a poverty of information about the disease.

Recent Examples on the Web In Prince George's County, Maryland, where there's a high concentration of poverty, at least 8 percent of the public school district's teacher slots are vacant, more than twice as many as last year, according to the teachers union.

Gabe Cohen, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 In response to a public callout from MuckRock, one parent in Mount Pleasant, Monica Rosen, said that paying for her daughter’s preschool pushed her family to the brink of poverty.

Luca Powell And Derek Kravitz, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 The levels of poverty here is what makes the area such a wellspring for ISIS and Al Qaeda recruits.

Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 The rise of China as the world’s factory lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty worldwide and deluged consumers with cheap goods.

Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Many of these are designating significant dollars to census tracts with high rates of poverty.

Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The Augustinian friars of Medieval Britain pledged themselves to a life of poverty, but their friaries offered a pretty high standard of communal living.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Oftentimes, women, and Black women in particular, are cast off as welfare queens, and the holistic view of who and what their needs are, and their desire to come up out of poverty, are not shared in the best manner possible.

Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 18 Aug. 2022 Investing in a girl's education through high school is the best way to lift her and her future children out of poverty.

Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

poverty

noun

as in misery

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions he dreamed of finding a good job and working his way out of poverty and debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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misery
destitution
necessity
deprivation
impoverishment
penury
pauperism
indigence
beggary
neediness
poorness
impecuniosity
bankruptcy
penuriousness
need
impecuniousness
wretchedness
destituteness
privation
emergency
woe
gutter
exigency
want
insolvency
rainy day
austerity
pinching
straitening
belt-tightening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

affluence
wealth
opulence
prosperity
richness
wealthiness
luxury

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number a poverty of information about the new policies

Synonyms & Similar Words

shortage
lack
famine
deficiency
scarcity
deficit
drought
inadequacy
insufficiency
absence
scantiness
undersupply
paucity
inadequateness
drouth
failure
dearth
scarceness
lacuna
crunch
pinch
privation
meagerness
omission
want
necessity
poorness
skimpiness
need

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

wealth
opulence
abundance
adequacy
sufficiency
amplitude
plenty
plenitude
surplus
excess
oversupply
bountifulness
overabundance
surfeit
copiousness

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of poverty are destitution, indigence, penury, and want. While all these words mean "the state of one with insufficient resources," poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts.

the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers

Although the words indigence and poverty have much in common, indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances.

the indigence of her years as a graduate student

The words penury and poverty are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money.

a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury

Both want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure.

lived in a perpetual state of want

the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine

单词	poverty
释义	poverty noun pov·er·ty ˈpä-vər-tē often attributive 1 a : the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions b : renunciation as a member of a religious order of the right as an individual to own property 2 : scarcity, dearth 3 a : debility due to malnutrition b : lack of fertility Synonyms beggary destituteness destitution impecuniosity impecuniousness impoverishment indigence necessity need neediness pauperism penuriousness penury poorness want See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was born in poverty. There is a poverty of information about the disease. Recent Examples on the Web In Prince George's County, Maryland, where there's a high concentration of poverty, at least 8 percent of the public school district's teacher slots are vacant, more than twice as many as last year, according to the teachers union. Gabe Cohen, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 In response to a public callout from MuckRock, one parent in Mount Pleasant, Monica Rosen, said that paying for her daughter’s preschool pushed her family to the brink of poverty. Luca Powell And Derek Kravitz, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 The levels of poverty here is what makes the area such a wellspring for ISIS and Al Qaeda recruits. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 The rise of China as the world’s factory lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty worldwide and deluged consumers with cheap goods. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Many of these are designating significant dollars to census tracts with high rates of poverty. Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The Augustinian friars of Medieval Britain pledged themselves to a life of poverty, but their friaries offered a pretty high standard of communal living. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Oftentimes, women, and Black women in particular, are cast off as welfare queens, and the holistic view of who and what their needs are, and their desire to come up out of poverty, are not shared in the best manner possible. Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 18 Aug. 2022 Investing in a girl's education through high school is the best way to lift her and her future children out of poverty. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from Latin paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor — more at poor First Known Use 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing poverty anti-poverty poverty trap poverty-stricken poverty line the poverty line anti-poverty poverty trap poverty-stricken poverty line the poverty line Kids Definition poverty noun pov·er·ty ˈpä-vər-tē : the condition of being poor : lack of money or possessions Medical Definition poverty noun pov·er·ty ˈpäv-ərt-ē plural poverties : debility due to malnutrition evidence of poverty in calves poverty noun 1 as in misery the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions he dreamed of finding a good job and working his way out of poverty and debt Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance misery destitution necessity deprivation impoverishment penury pauperism indigence beggary neediness poorness impecuniosity bankruptcy penuriousness need impecuniousness wretchedness destituteness privation emergency woe gutter exigency want insolvency rainy day austerity pinching straitening belt-tightening Antonyms & Near Antonyms affluence wealth opulence prosperity richness wealthiness luxury See More 2 as in shortage a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number a poverty of information about the new policies Synonyms & Similar Words shortage lack famine deficiency scarcity deficit drought inadequacy insufficiency absence scantiness undersupply paucity inadequateness drouth failure dearth scarceness lacuna crunch pinch privation meagerness omission want necessity poorness skimpiness need Antonyms & Near Antonyms wealth opulence abundance adequacy sufficiency amplitude plenty plenitude surplus excess oversupply bountifulness overabundance surfeit copiousness See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of poverty are destitution, indigence, penury, and want. While all these words mean "the state of one with insufficient resources," poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts. the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers Although the words indigence and poverty have much in common, indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances. the indigence of her years as a graduate student The words penury and poverty are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money. a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury Both want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure. lived in a perpetual state of want the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine
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poverty

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Phrases Containing poverty

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