poverty vs need

need vs poverty

poverty and need both are nouns.

poverty is not a verb while need is a verb.

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

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

poverty: 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 poverty include deprivation, neediness, privation, want, destitution, indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury, impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness.

poverty (noun)	need (noun)
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions	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
	anything that is necessary but lacking
	a condition requiring relief
	a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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

Difference between poverty and need

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