poorness vs poverty

poorness and poverty both are nouns.

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

As nouns, poorness and poverty are synonyms defined as:

poorness and poverty: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

Other synonyms of poorness include impoverishment.

poorness (noun)	poverty (noun)
the quality of being poorly made or maintained	the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
less than adequate
the quality of being meager
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions