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barrenness vs poorness

poorness vs barrenness

barrenness and poorness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
barrenness Yes No No No
poorness Yes No No No
As nouns, poorness is a hyponym of barrenness; that is, poorness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than barrenness:
  • barrenness: the quality of yielding nothing of value
  • poorness: less than adequate
Other hyponyms of barrenness include unproductiveness.
barrenness (noun) poorness (noun)
the quality of yielding nothing of value the quality of being poorly made or maintained
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children less than adequate
the quality of being meager
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Difference between barrenness and poorness

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