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privation vs poorness

poorness vs privation

privation and poorness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
privation Yes No No No
poorness Yes No No No
As nouns, poorness is a hypernym of privation; that is, poorness is a word with a broader meaning than privation:
  • privation: a state of extreme poverty
  • poorness: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Other hypernyms of privation include impoverishment, poverty.
privation (noun) poorness (noun)
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights the quality of being poorly made or maintained
a state of extreme poverty less than adequate
the quality of being meager
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Difference between privation and poorness

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