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want vs impoverishment

impoverishment vs want

want and impoverishment both are nouns.

want is a verb but impoverishment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
want Yes No Yes No
impoverishment Yes No No No
As nouns, impoverishment is a hypernym of want; that is, impoverishment is a word with a broader meaning than want:
  • want: a state of extreme poverty
  • impoverishment: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Other hypernyms of want include poorness, poverty.
want (noun) impoverishment (noun)
a specific feeling of desire the act of making someone poor
anything that is necessary but lacking the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
a state of extreme poverty
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
want (verb) impoverishment (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 want and impoverishment

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