poor in English dictionary

  • poor

    Meanings and definitions of "poor"

    • With little or no possessions or money.
    • Of low quality.
    • To be pitied.
    • Deficient in a specified way.
    • inadequate, insufficient
    • (with "the") Those people as a group who have little or no possessions or money.
    • adjective
      With little or no possessions or money.
    • adjective
      Of low quality.
    • adjective
      Used to express pity.
    • adjective
      Deficient in a specified way.
    • adjective
      Inadequate, insufficient.
    • adjective
      Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
    • noun
      (with "the")
      Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.
    • with no possessions or money
    • to be pitied
    • of low quality
    • those with no possessions
    • weak (in)
    • poor (tasting)
    • Inappropriate for a particular purpose or aim.
    • adjective
      characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
    • adjective
      deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
    • adjective
      having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
    • adjective
      lacking in quality or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"; "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"
    • adjective
      of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
    • noun
      people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"

    Synonyms of "poor" in English dictionary

    unprovided for, misfortunate, destitute are the top synonyms of "poor" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "poor" in English dictionary

    rich people, rich are the top antonyms of "poor" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of poor

    • poor ( plural only)
    • poor ( comparative poorer, superlative poorest)
    • poor (comparative poorer, superlative poorest)
    • poor pl (plural only)
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