poorness vs want

want vs poorness

poorness and want both are nouns.

poorness is not a verb while want is a verb.

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

As nouns, want is a hyponym of poorness; that is, want 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
want: a state of extreme poverty

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

poorness (noun)	want (noun)
the quality of being poorly made or maintained	a specific feeling of desire
less than adequate	anything that is necessary but lacking
the quality of being meager	a state of extreme poverty
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

poorness (verb)	want (verb)
	wish or demand the presence of
	have need of
	hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
	be without, lack; be deficient in

Difference between poorness and want

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