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poorness vs insufficiency

insufficiency vs poorness

poorness and insufficiency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poorness Yes No No No
insufficiency Yes No No No
As nouns, insufficiency is a hypernym of poorness; that is, insufficiency is a word with a broader meaning than poorness:
  • poorness: the quality of being meager
  • insufficiency: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other hypernyms of poorness include deficiency, inadequacy.
poorness (noun) insufficiency (noun)
the quality of being poorly made or maintained lack of an adequate quantity or number
less than adequate (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
the quality of being meager a lack of competence
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Difference between poorness and insufficiency

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