poorness vs need

need vs poorness

poorness and need both are nouns.

poorness is not a verb while need is a verb.

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

As nouns, need is a hyponym of poorness; that is, need is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poorness:

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

Other hyponyms of poorness include deprivation, neediness, privation, want, destitution, indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury, impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness.

poorness (noun)	need (noun)
the quality of being poorly made or maintained	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
less than adequate	anything that is necessary but lacking
the quality of being meager	a condition requiring relief
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions	a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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

Difference between poorness and need

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