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neediness vs poorness

poorness vs neediness

neediness and poorness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neediness Yes No No No
poorness Yes No No No
As nouns, poorness is a hypernym of neediness; that is, poorness is a word with a broader meaning than neediness:
  • neediness: a state of extreme poverty
  • poorness: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Other hypernyms of neediness include impoverishment, poverty.
neediness (noun) poorness (noun)
the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree the quality of being poorly made or maintained
a state of extreme poverty less than adequate
the quality of being meager
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Difference between neediness and poorness

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