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penuriousness vs poorness

poorness vs penuriousness

penuriousness and poorness both are nouns.

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

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