Definition of "poorness" [poor•ness]

• The quality of being poor (noun)
• Poverty (noun)

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• "Another word for "poorness" is "poverty;" they teach that sometime after third grade."
• "i heard their "poorness" is contagious, don't let them touch you."
• "I am always amazed by some of the word uneducated people understand in this country as well as amazed by the poorness of their vocabulary."