need vs poorness

poorness vs need

need and poorness both are nouns.

need is a verb but poorness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
need	Yes	No	Yes	No
poorness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poorness is a hypernym of need; that is, poorness is a word with a broader meaning than need:

need: a state of extreme poverty or destitution
poorness: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

Other hypernyms of need include impoverishment, poverty.

need (noun)	poorness (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior	the quality of being poorly made or maintained
anything that is necessary but lacking	less than adequate
a condition requiring relief	the quality of being meager
a state of extreme poverty or destitution	the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

need (verb)	poorness (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between need and poorness

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