poor
needy; penniless; destitute; poverty-stricken
Not to be confused with:
pore – read with attention; a minute orifice as in the skin
pour – rain heavily; send a liquid flowing: pour coffee
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poor
(po͝or)
adj. poor·er, poor·est
1.
a. Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society.
b. Relating to or characterized by poverty: the poor side of town.
2. Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality: an area poor in timber and coal; a diet poor in calcium.
3. Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior: a poor performance; poor wages.
4. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: has a poor opinion of the mayor.
5. Undernourished; lean. Used especially of animals.
6. Humble; meek: «Let the humble ones arise, the poor in heart be glad» (John Greenleaf Whittier).
7. Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable: couldn’t rescue the poor fellow.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Poor people considered as a group: The urban poor are in need of homes.
[Middle English poure, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
poor′ness n.
Usage Note: In informal speech poor is sometimes used as an adverb, as in They never played poorer. In formal usage more poorly would be required in this example.
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poor
(pʊə; pɔː)
adj
1.
a. lacking financial or other means of subsistence; needy
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the poor.
2. characterized by or indicating poverty: the country had a poor economy.
3. deficient in amount; scanty or inadequate: a poor salary.
4. (when: postpositive, usually foll by in) badly supplied (with resources, materials, etc): a region poor in wild flowers.
5. lacking in quality; inferior
6. giving no pleasure; disappointing or disagreeable: a poor play.
7. (prenominal) deserving of pity; unlucky: poor John is ill again.
8. poor man’s something a (cheaper) substitute for something
[C13: from Old French povre, from Latin pauper; see pauper, poverty]
ˈpoorness n
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poor
(pʊər)
adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.
1. having little or no money, goods, or other means of support.
2. Law. dependent upon charity or public support.
3. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds.
4. characterized by or showing poverty.
5. lacking in something specified: a region poor in mineral deposits.
6. faulty or inferior: poor workmanship.
7. deficient in desirable ingredients or qualities: poor soil.
8. lacking in ability or training: a poor cook.
9. wretched; unfortunate: The poor thing has no friends.
10. scanty or meager: poor attendance.
11. humble; modest.
n.
12. the poor, poor persons collectively: aid for the poor.
[1150–1200; Middle English pov(e)re < Old French povre < Latin pauper]
poor′ish, adj.
poor′ness, n.
syn: poor, impecunious, impoverished, penniless refer to those lacking money. poor is the simple word for the condition of lacking the means to obtain the comforts of life: a very poor family. impecunious often suggests that the poverty is a consequence of unwise habits: an impecunious actor. impoverished often implies a former state of greater plenty: the impoverished aristocracy. penniless refers to extreme poverty; it means entirely without money: The widow was left penniless.
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poor
- cacography — Bad handwriting or poor spelling.
- illegible, unreadable — Illegible refers to bad handwriting, while unreadable refers to poor writing.
- heterography, inorthography — Incorrect or poor spelling is heterography or inorthography.
- penurious — A synonym for «poor, in need.»
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | poor — people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); «the urban poor need assistance»
poor people plural, plural form — the form of a word that is used to denote more than one people — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; «old people»; «there were at least 200 people in the audience» homeless — poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; «the homeless became a problem in the large cities» needy — needy people collectively; «they try to help the needy» rich, rich people — people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); «only the very rich benefit from this legislation» |
Adj. | 1. | poor — deserving or inciting pity; «a hapless victim»; «miserable victims of war»; «the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic»- Galsworthy; «piteous appeals for help»; «pitiable homeless children»; «a pitiful fate»; «Oh, you poor thing»; «his poor distorted limbs»; «a wretched life»
misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, hapless, miserable, pitiable, pitiful, wretched unfortunate — not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; «an unfortunate turn of events»; «an unfortunate decision»; «unfortunate investments»; «an unfortunate night for all concerned» |
2. | poor — having little money or few possessions; «deplored the gap between rich and poor countries»; «the proverbial poor artist living in a garret»
underprivileged — lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society rich — possessing material wealth; «her father is extremely rich»; «many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles» |
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3. | poor — characterized by or indicating poverty; «the country had a poor economy»; «they lived in the poor section of town»
rich — suggestive of or characterized by great expense; «a rich display» |
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4. | poor — lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; «a poor land»; «the area was poor in timber and coal»; «food poor in nutritive value»
rich — having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); «blessed with a land rich in minerals»; «rich in ideas»; «rich with cultural interest» |
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5. | poor — not sufficient to meet a need; «an inadequate income»; «a poor salary»; «money is short»; «on short rations»; «food is in short supply»; «short on experience»
inadequate, short insufficient, deficient — of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; «insufficient funds» |
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6. | poor — unsatisfactory; «a poor light for reading»; «poor morale»; «expectations were poor»
bad — having undesirable or negative qualities; «a bad report card»; «his sloppy appearance made a bad impression»; «a bad little boy»; «clothes in bad shape»; «a bad cut»; «bad luck»; «the news was very bad»; «the reviews were bad»; «the pay is bad»; «it was a bad light for reading»; «the movie was a bad choice» |
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poor
adjective
1. impoverished, broke (informal), badly off, hard up (informal), short, in need, needy, on the rocks, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (Brit. slang), in want, indigent, down at heel, impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (Brit. slang), necessitous, in queer street, without two pennies to rub together (informal), on your beam-ends He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
impoverished rich, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well-off, comfortable (informal), well-heeled (informal)
2. unfortunate, pathetic, miserable, unlucky, hapless, pitiful, luckless, wretched, ill-starred, pitiable, ill-fated I feel sorry for that poor child.
unfortunate successful, lucky, fortunate
3. inferior, unsatisfactory, mediocre, second-rate, sorry, weak, pants (informal), rotten (informal), faulty, feeble, worthless, shabby, shoddy, low-grade, below par, substandard, low-rent (informal), crappy (slang), valueless, no great shakes (informal), rubbishy, poxy (slang), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang), not much cop (Brit. slang), half-pie (N.Z. informal) The wine is very poor. He was a poor actor.
inferior excellent, valuable, superior, first-class, exceptional, satisfactory, first-rate
4. meagre, inadequate, insufficient, reduced, lacking, slight, miserable, pathetic, incomplete, scant, sparse, deficient, skimpy, measly, scanty, pitiable, niggardly, straitened, exiguous poor wages and terrible working conditions A poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling.
meagre complete, thick, sufficient, adequate, satisfactory, dense, ample, abundant, plentiful
5. unproductive, barren, fruitless, bad, bare, exhausted, depleted, impoverished, sterile, infertile, unfruitful Mix in some planting compost to improve poor soil when you dig.
unproductive yielding, productive, fertile, fruitful, teeming
Quotations
«The poor man is happy; he expects no change for the worse» [Demetrius]
«The poor always ye have with you» Bible: St. John
«Poor and content is rich and rich enough» [William Shakespeare Othello]
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poor
adjective
1. Having little or no money or wealth:
beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken.
2. Below a standard of quality:
Idioms: below par, not up to scratch.
3. Of decidedly inferior quality:
4. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:
5. Arousing or deserving pity:
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Translations
بائِس، مَسْكينرَديءفَقيرفَقِير
chudýmizernýnebohýubohýchabý
fattigstakkelsdårlig
köyhäköyhätvaratonheikkolaatuinenkehno
siromašan
szegény
aumingjafátækurlélegur, lakur
貧しい
가난한
vargšas
nabadzīgsnelaimīgs, nabaga-nepietiekamssliktstrūcīgs
revenslabubog
fattig
maskini
ยากจน
nghèo
poor
[pʊəʳ]
A. ADJ (poorer (compar) (poorest (superl)))
5. (= unfortunate) → pobre
the poor child was hungry → el pobre niño tenía hambre
poor little thing! → ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!
poor (old) you!; you poor (old) thing! → ¡pobrecito!
poor Mary’s lost all her money → la pobre María ha perdido todo su dinero
he’s very ill, poor chap → está grave el pobre
a poor little rich girl → una pobre niña rica
see also devil A2
C. CPD poor box N → cepillo m de las limosnas
poor law N (Hist) → ley f de asistencia pública
poor white N (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
see also relief A4
POOR
Position of «pobre»
You should generally put pobre after the noun when you mean poor in the sense of «not rich» and before the noun in the sense of «unfortunate»: It’s a poor area Es una región pobre The poor boy was trembling El pobre chico estaba temblando
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
poor
[ˈpʊər ˈpɔːr]
adj
to be poor in sth (= lacking) [+ resources, vitamins] → être pauvre en qch
(= bad) (gen) → médiocre; [sight] → faible
a poor mark → une note médiocre
a poor cook
BUT un piètre cuisinier.(e)/ère
poor wages and working conditions → des salaires bas et des conditions de travail médiocres
to be poor at doing sth [person] → ne pas être doué(e) pour faire qch
Hospitals are poor at collecting information
BUT Les hôpitaux ne savent pas collecter l’information comme il se doit.
They are very poor at keeping their customers informed of delays
BUT Ils n’informent que très rarement leurs clients des retards.
[attendance, turnout]
Attendance at the meetings has been very poor → Très peu de gens ont assisté aux réunions.
There was a poor turnout at the election → Il y a eu un fort taux d’abstention aux élections., Peu d’électeurs se sont déplacés.
npl
the poor → les pauvres mpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
poor
adj (+er)
(= not good) → schlecht; (= meagre) → mangelhaft; health, effort, performance, excuse → schlecht, schwach; sense of responsibility, leadership → schwach; soil → mager, schlecht; quality → schlecht, minderwertig; a poor joke (= weak) → ein schwacher Witz; (= in bad taste) → ein geschmackloser Witz; to show somebody/something in a poor light → jdn/etw in einem schlechten Licht darstellen; to get or become poorer (eyesight, hearing, weather) → schlechter werden, sich verschlechtern; she was a very poor swimmer → sie war ein sehr schlechter Schwimmer; he is a poor traveller/flier → er verträgt Reisen/Flugreisen nicht gut; a poor friend you are! → du bist mir ein schöner Freund!; fruit wines are a poor substitute for grape wine → Obstwein ist nur ein armseliger Ersatz für Wein aus Trauben; a poor imitation of something → eine schlechte or minderwertige Nachahmung von etw; a poor chance of success → schlechte Erfolgsaussichten pl; we had a poor time of it last night → gestern Abend lief auch alles schief (inf); only £55? that’s pretty poor, isn’t it? → nur £ 55? das ist aber ziemlich wenig!; that’s poor consolation → das ist ein schwacher Trost; it’s a poor thing for Britain if … → es ist schlecht für Großbritannien, wenn …; it will be a poor day for the world when … → es wird ein schwarzer Tag für die Welt sein, wenn …; this is a pretty poor state of affairs → das sieht aber gar nicht gut aus; it’s very poor of them not to have replied → es ist sehr unhöflich, dass sie uns etc (dat) → nicht geantwortet haben; he has a very poor grasp of the subject → er beherrscht das Fach sehr schlecht; he showed a poor grasp of the facts → er zeigte wenig Verständnis für die Fakten; he is a poor hand at public speaking → in der Öffentlichkeit zu sprechen liegt ihm nicht; she was always poor at languages → sie war immer schlecht or schwach in Sprachen; hospitals are poor at collecting information → Krankenhäuser sind schlecht im Sammeln von Informationen
pl the poor → die Armen pl
poor
:
poor box
n → Armen- or Almosenbüchse f
poor laws
pl → Armengesetze pl
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poor
[pʊəʳ]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → povero/a; (crop, light, visibility) → scarso/a; (effort, excuse) → misero/a; (memory, health, quality) → cattivo/a
he’s a poor loser → non sa perdere
I’m a poor traveller → sopporto male i viaggi
it has a poor chance of success → ha scarse possibilità di successo
it’s a poor thing when … → è deplorevole che… + sub
to be poor at maths → essere debole in matematica
as poor as a church mouse → povero/a in canna
you poor thing! → poverino!
you poor fool! → povero scemo!
2. the poor npl → i poveri
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
poor
(puə) adjective
1. having little money or property. She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.
2. not good; of bad quality. His work is very poor; a poor effort.
3. deserving pity. Poor fellow!
ˈpoorness nounˈpoorly adverb
not well; badly. a poorly written essay.
adjective
ill. He is very poorly.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
poor
→ فَقِير chudý fattig arm φτωχός pobre köyhä pauvre siromašan povero 貧しい 가난한 arm fattig biedny pobre бедный fattig ยากจน yoksul nghèo 贫穷的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
poor
a. pobre, necesitado-a; deficiente;
in ___ condition → en mala condición, en mal estado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town — убогая переполненная квартира в самом бедном районе города
one of the world’s poorest countries — одна из беднейших стран в мире
poorest acceptable route — наихудший маршрут с допустимым качеством
poorest stope — очистной забой с наиболее бедной рудой
poorest country — наиболее нуждающаяся страна; беднейшая страна
of the poorest quality — поплоше
Примеры с переводом
The World Bank must address the needs of the poorest countries.
Всемирный банк должен повернуться лицом к нуждам беднейших стран.
Rev Wilson spent 20 years ministering in some of New York’s poorest areas.
Преподобный Уилсон двадцать лет проводил богослужения в самых бедных районах Нью-Йорка.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to forgive the debt owed by the poorest Islamic countries
решение Саудовской Аравии о прощении долга беднейших исламских стран
Only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes.
От подоходного налога следует освободить только самых бедных граждан.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He has worked among some of the world’s poorest people.
…a nation of levelers, Norway has a tax structure designed to reduce the gap between the richest and the poorest…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
poor — бедный, плохой, низкий, неимущий, бедные, бедняки, беднота, неимущие
poorly — плохо, неудачно, скудно, худо, жалко, нездоровый, малолюдный
poorness — бедность
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WordReference English-Russian Dictionary © 2023:
Главные переводы | ||
английский | русский | |
poor adj | (lacking money) | бедный, небогатый, неимущий, малообеспеченный прил |
Many of us come from poor families. | ||
Многие из нас вышли из бедных семей. | ||
poor adj | (unsatisfactory) | неудовлетворительный, плохой, скверный прил |
(разг., о работе) | халтурный | |
The boss is unhappy with my poor performance. | ||
Босс недоволен моей «скверной (or: халтурной) работой». |
Collins Russian Dictionary 2nd Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2000, 1997:
poor [puər]
adj (not rich) бе́дный*бе́ден (bad) плохо́й*плох
the poor
npl (people) беднота́ fsg
poor in (resources etc) бе́дный*бе́ден +instr
* is used to mark translations which have irregular inflections. The Russian-English side of the dictionary gives inflectional information.
Definitions For Poorest
Adjective
{{en-superlative of, poor}}.
Anagrams
pooters, postero-, protose, stooper, troopes
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10
The word Poorest is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Poorest in a Sentence
- We were too poor to buy new clothes.
- The organization helps poor families.
- She has a poor vocabulary.
Antonyms for Poorest
affluent
fat
flush
moneyed
monied
opulent
rich
wealthy
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Crossword clues for poorest
poorest
- Most needy
- Least moneyed
- The most unsigned band?
- Superlatively destitute
- Most insignificant
- In greatest need
- Furthest from flush
- Most impoverished
- Most indigent
- Having the least
- At the bottom of the class
- Least opulent
- Worst off, in a way
- Most destitute
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Poorest
Poor Poor, a. [Compar. Poorer (?; 254); superl. Poorest.]
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare,
procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
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Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
people. -
(Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public. -
Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
expected; as:-
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
«Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed.»
—Gen. xli. 19. -
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
poor health; poor spirits. «His genius . . . poor and
cowardly.»
—Bacon. -
Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. «A poor
vessel.»
—Clarendon. -
Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; —
said of land; as, poor soil. -
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture. -
Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
business; the sick man had a poor night. -
Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day.
—Calamy.
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Worthy of pity or sympathy; — used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
sometimes as a word of contempt.And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I’ll go pray.
—Shak.Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing.
—Prior. -
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
«Blessed are the poor in spirit.»
—Matt. v. 3.Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
support of the poor.Poor man’s treacle (Bot.), garlic; — so called because it
was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
—Dr. Prior.Poor man’s weatherglass (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
( Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in
fair weather.Poor rate, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
for the relief or support of the poor.Poor soldier (Zo[«o]l.), the friar bird.
The poor, those who are destitute of property; the
indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
charity or maintenance by the public. «I have observed
the more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
they provide for themselves.»
—Franklin.
Wiktionary
poorest
a. (en-superlative of: poor).
WordNet
poorest
adj. the lowest rank; «bottom member of the class» [syn: bottom]
Usage examples of «poorest».
I understand he has relations in London of the very poorest class—labouring people.
I go as poor as the poorest of you, a mechanical engineer in search of work.
I lived among the vilest and poorest of the people, and my imagination was constantly at boiling-point.
Go along the poorest street in the East End of London, and you will hear as much laughter, witness as much gaiety, as in any thoroughfare of the West.
Even Native Americans, who are among the poorest of the poor, have fewer children living in poverty than African-Americans.
And the doubters and naysayers who abound in oppressed countries may catch on that just the three richest men in America own more personal assets than the combined assets owned by the entire populations of the sixty poorest countries.
That the poorest and most thinly populated countries would be greatly benefited by the opening of good roads, and in the clearing of navigable streams within their limits, is what no person will deny.
Plagenburg, about six English miles square, on which are some of the poorest mud-huts I ever saw.
At the entreaty of his friends he settled at Brussels, where there was a wide field for labor amongst the poorest of the Roman Catholics, who speak only Flemish.
The line of railway did not conduct us near any towns or villages that I could observe, but by some of the poorest scattered huts I ever saw in any country.
Cornelius with obvious potential stuck for the rest of his life in penury somewhere amid the stews of the poorest parts of Rome?
Comoor, the poorest yet handsomest of us, was taking a turn on the Falls Promenade, flashing his vaunted grin at all the strolling young women.
The mummifying of the poor was cheap, and that of the poorest had to be provided by the kolchytes as a tribute to the king, to whom also they were obliged to pay a tax in linen from their looms.
No wonder even the poorest, most wretched girl of the slums could cling to her man and forget her surroundings for a moment.
We draw the stylus again and Lords of the First Rank make their position clear, they on one side and all of society on the other, and so on down to the paper screens of the poorest street vendor.
ru
Poor describes having little of something. If you lack needed food and shelter, you’re poor, and if you fall below a standard or don’t even try, you’re giving a poor performance. Empty pockets and empty efforts both mean poor.
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adj
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With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
We were so poor that we couldn’t afford shoes.
adj
ru
Of low quality.
That was a poor performance.
adj
ru
Used to express pity.
Oh you poor little thing.
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adj
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Deficient in a specified way.
Cow’s milk is poor in iron.
adj
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Inadequate, insufficient.
I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
adj
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Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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Rich or wealthy often serve as opposites of poor. If you have material things, you’re rich, and if you don’t, you’re poor. You can be full of knowledge but get poor grades if you’re not studying, or you might be poor in terms of money but rich in friends and kindness. Poor can also be used as a noun, as in «Charity is aimed at helping the poor.»
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- Aghwan: 𐕄𐔼𐕎𐕒𐕡𐔸 (ḳinut)
- Albanian: varfër (sq)
- Alemannic German: àrm
- Arabic: فَقِير (ar) (faqīr)
- Egyptian Arabic: فقير (faʾīr)
- Hijazi Arabic: فقير (fagīr)
- Armenian: աղքատ (hy) (ałkʿat), չքավոր (hy) (čʿkʿavor), քյասիբ (hy) (kʿyasib) (dialectal, colloquial)
- Aromanian: aruptu, discultsu, caimen, ftoh, ftohu, oarfãn, fucãrã
- Asturian: probe
- Azerbaijani: kasıb (az), yoxsul (az), fağır, füqəra (collective), fağır-füqarə (collective), kasıb-kusub (colloquial, collective), imkansız
- Bashkir: ярлы (yarlı)
- Basque: behartsu
- Belarusian: бе́дны (bjédny)
- Bengali: গরিব (gorib), মিসকিন (bn) (miśokin), বেচারা (bn) (becara)
- Bikol Central: pobre (bcl), mahidap
- Breton: paour (br)
- Bulgarian: бе́ден (bg) (béden)
- Burmese: ဆင်းရဲ (my) (hcang:rai:)
- Catalan: pobre (ca)
- Chamicuro: pople
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 窮/穷 (kung4)
- Mandarin: 貧窮/贫穷 (zh) (pínqióng), 貧乏/贫乏 (zh) (pínfá), 窮/穷 (zh) (qióng)
- Min Dong: 窮/穷 (gṳ̀ng)
- Czech: chudý (cs) m
- Dalmatian: pauper
- Danish: fattig (da)
- Dutch: arm (nl), armoedig (nl), berooid (nl)
- Elfdalian: fattin
- Emilian: pôver (Bolognese)
- Esperanto: malriĉa (eo)
- Estonian: vaene
- Faroese: fátækur
- Finnish: köyhä (fi)
- French: pauvre (fr)
- Friulian: puar, pùar
- Galician: pobre (gl)
- Georgian: ღარიბი (ka) (ɣaribi)
- German: arm (de)
- Pennsylvania German: arm, aarem
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌸𐍃 (unlēþs), 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (arms)
- Greek: φτωχός (el) (ftochós)
- Ancient: πένης (pénēs), πτωχός (ptōkhós)
- Greenlandic: piitsoq
- Hawaiian: hoʻohune, hoʻoʻilihune
- Hebrew: עָנִי (he) (ani), דלת העם (dalat ha’am)
- Hindi: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दीन (hi) (dīn), फ़क़ीर (faqīr), फकीर (hi) (phakīr), मिस्कीन (hi) (miskīn), बेचारा (hi) (becārā), गरीब (hi) (garīb)
- Hungarian: szegény (hu)
- Icelandic: fátækur (is)
- Ido: povra (io)
- Indonesian: miskin (id)
- Ingush: къе (qʼe)
- Interlingua: povre
- Inuktitut:
- Inuttut: ajutsak, annguvik
- Irish: bocht, daibhir, dearóil
- Italian: povero (it) m
- Japanese: 貧しい (ja) (まずしい, mazushii), 貧乏な (ja) (びんぼうな, binbō na)
- Javanese: mlarat (jv)
- Kazakh: кедей (kedei), жарлы (jarly)
- Khmer: ក្រ (km) (krɑɑ)
- Korean: 가난하다 (ko) (gananhada), 빈곤하다 (ko) (bin’gonhada)
- Kumyk: пакъыр (paqır)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: دەست کورت (dest kurt), ھەژار (ckb) (hejar), فەقیر (ckb) (feqîr)
- Northern Kurdish: feqîr (ku), xizan (ku)
- Kyrgyz: жарды (ky) (jardı), кедей (ky) (kedey)
- Ladin: puere
- Ladino:
- Latin: prove
- Lao: ຈົນ (chon), ທຸກຈົນ (thuk chon)
- Latin: pauper (la), egens
- Latvian: nabags (lv)
- Ligurian: pöveo m (Genovese), poveru m (Monegasque)
- Limburgish: erm (li) (Maastrichtian)
- Lithuanian: skurdus, vargingas
- Livonian: joutõm
- Lombard: pover (lmo), por
- Luxembourgish: aarm (lb)
- Lü: ᦷᦑᧅᦕᦱᧃ (tokṗhaan)
- Macedonian: сиромашен (siromašen)
- Malay: miskin (ms)
- Maltese: fqir
- Maori: pōhara
- Maranao: miskin
- Marathi: गरीब (garīb), दीन (dīn)
- Mirandese: probe
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: ядуу (mn) (jaduu)
- Navajo: doo atʼį́į da
- Norman: pauvre (Jersey), pouôrre (Jersey)
- Northern Sami: geafi
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: fattig (no), blakk (no) (colloquial)
- Occitan: paure (oc)
- Old English: earm
- Pashto: بېچاره (ps) (bečāra), غريب (ps) (ǧarib), فقير (ps) (faqir)
- Persian: فقیر (fa) (faqir) , مسکین (fa) (meskin) (dated)
- Piedmontese: pòver
- Plautdietsch: oam
- Polish: biedny (pl), ubogi (pl)
- Portuguese: pobre (pt), necessitado (pt) m, humilde (pt), empobrecido
- Quechua: wakcha
- Romani: ćorro
- Romanian: sărac (ro), sărman (ro), pauper (ro), mizer (ro), nevoiaș (ro)
- Romansch: pauper, pover
- Russian: бе́дный (ru) m (bédnyj), ни́щий (ru) m (níščij)
- Sanskrit: दीन (sa) (dīna), ध्रिगु (dhrigu)
- Sardinian: poaru, pobaru, poberu
- Scottish Gaelic: truagh, bochd
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: сиро̀машан, у̏бог, бе̑дан, бије̑дан
- Roman: siròmašan (sh), ȕbog (sh), bȇdan (sh), bijȇdan (sh)
- Sicilian: pòviru (scn), pòvuru (scn), povru
- Slovak: chudobný (sk), biedny (sk)
- Slovene: reven (sl), ubog
- Somali: sabool
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: chudy m
- Upper Sorbian: chudy m
- Southern Altai: бакыр (bakïr), јоксус (ǰoksus), јокту (ǰoktu)
- Spanish: pobre (es)
- Swahili: maskini (sw)
- Swedish: fattig (sv)
- Tagalog: mahirap, dukha, maralita
- Tajik: камбағал (kambaġal), бечора (tg) (bečora), фақир (faqir)
- Tatar: ярлы (yarlı), фәкыйрь (fäkıyr’)
- Telugu: బీద (te) (bīda), పేద (te) (pēda)
- Thai: จน (th) (jon), ยากจน (th) (yaak-jon)
- Tibetan: སྐྱོ་པོ (skyo po)
- Tocharian B: snaitstse
- Turkish: fakir (tr), yoksul (tr), züğürt (tr), fukara (tr), kembağal (tr)
- Turkmen: garyp, biçäre (tk)
- Udi: касиб (kasib)
- Udmurt: куанер (kuaňer)
- Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎁𐎊𐎐 (ảbyn)
- Ukrainian: бі́дний (uk) (bídnyj)
- Urdu: غریب (ur) (ġarīb), دین (dīn)
- Uyghur: كەمبەغەل (kembeghel), پېقىر (pëqir), بىچارە (bichare)
- Uzbek: kambagʻal (uz), faqir (uz), gʻarib (uz), bechora (uz)
- Venetian: poro, poaro, povaro, pore
- Vietnamese: nghèo (vi), khó (vi)
- Volapük: pöfik (vo)
- Walloon: pôve (wa), målureus (wa) m
- Welsh: tlawd (cy), llwm (cy)
- West Frisian: earm
- Yiddish: אָרעם (orem), דלותדיק (dálesdik), בדלות (bedales) (predicative)