Definition of poor Poor
/puËÉš/ - [pur] - poor
We found 34 definitions of poor from 7 different sources.
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WordNet
Adjectivepoor, poorer, poorest |
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| poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" | ||
| rich pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice" | ||
| underprivileged lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society | ||
| financial condition the condition of (corporate or personal) finances | ||
| broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" | ||
| indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken, destitute, impoverished, needy poor enough to need help from others | ||
| hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched not having enough money to pay for necessities | ||
| moneyless having no money; "virtually moneyless rural regions" | ||
| poor - lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value" | ||
| rich pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice" | ||
| poor - characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" | ||
| rich pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice" | ||
| beggarly, mean (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | ||
| poor - unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor" | ||
| bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" | ||
| poor - 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" | ||
| hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched | ||
| unfortunate unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" | ||
| poor - not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" | ||
| inadequate, short | ||
| insufficient, deficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- poor (Noun)
Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group. - poor (Adjective)
With little or no possessions or money. - poor (Adjective)
Of low quality. - poor (Adjective)
To be pitied. - poor (Adjective)
Deficient in a specified way. - poor (Adjective)
inadequate, insufficient.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- poor (superl.)
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. - poor (superl.)
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. - poor (superl.)
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected - poor (superl.)
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. - poor (superl.)
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. - poor (superl.)
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. - poor (superl.)
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil. - poor (superl.)
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture. - poor (superl.)
Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night. - poor (superl.)
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. - poor (superl.)
Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt. - poor (superl.)
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. - poor (n.)
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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With little or no possessions or money. -
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Inappropriate for a particular purpose or aim. -
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Of low quality. -
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To be pitied. -
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Scarce, little, or insufficient about food and other supplies.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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pĹĹr, adj. having little or nothing: without means: needy: spiritless: depressed: (B.) humble: contrite: wanting in appearance: lean: wanting in strength: weak: wanting in value: inferior: wanting in fertility: sterile: wanting in fitness, beauty, or dignity: trifling: paltry: dear (endearingly).âns. Poorâ˛house, a house established at the public expense for sheltering the poor: an almshouse; Poorâ˛john (Shak.), a coarse kind of fish, the hake when salted.ân.pl. Poorâ˛-laws, laws providing for the support of the poor.âadv. Poorâ˛ly.âns. Poorâ˛ness; Poorâ˛-rate, a rate or tax for the support of the poor; Poorâ˛-Robâ˛in, an almanac; Poor'sâ˛-box, a box for receiving contributions to the poor.âadj. Poorâ˛-spirâ˛ited, cowardly: mean.âns. Poorâ˛-spirâ˛itedness, cowardice; Poor'sâ˛-roll (Scots law), the list of poor persons who are litigants, but unable to pay the expenses of litigation, and therefore are allowed to sue in formâ pauperis.âPoor man of mutton (Scot.), cold mutton broiled, esp. the shoulder; Poor man's herb, the hedge-hyssop; Poor Will, a common American bird of the genus PhalĂŚnoptilus.âThe poor, poor people collectively: those depending on public or private charity. [O. Fr. poure, povre (Fr. pauvre)âL. pauper, poor.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary đ
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Do not live poor to die rich. -
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As poor as Job.
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