poor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
the urban poor need assistance
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- rich people antonym
- plural domain usage
Sense 2 adjective
deserving or inciting pity
a hapless victim
Related & opposite
- pity derivation
- pity derivation
- wretchedness derivation
- unfortunate similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having little money or few possessions
deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
Related & opposite
- underprivileged also see
- rich antonym
- financial condition attribute
- impoverishment derivation
- bust similar to
- needy similar to
- penurious similar to
- moneyless similar to
- unprovided forp similar to
Sense 4 adjective
characterized by or indicating poverty
the country had a poor economy
Related & opposite
- rich antonym
- impoverishment derivation
- beggarly similar to
- slummy similar to
Sense 5 adjective
lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
a poor land
Related & opposite
- rich antonym
- leanness derivation
- poorness derivation
- resourceless similar to
Sense 6 adjective
not sufficient to meet a need
an inadequate income
Related & opposite
- inadequateness derivation
- leanness derivation
- shortness derivation
- insufficient similar to
Sense 7 adjective
unsatisfactory
a poor light for reading
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | rich people |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | people |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | homeless |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | needy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wretchedness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfortunate |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | underprivileged |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | rich |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | financial condition |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | impoverishment |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bust |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | needy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | penurious |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | moneyless |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprovided forp |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | rich |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | impoverishment |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | beggarly |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | slummy |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | rich |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | poorness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | resourceless |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inadequateness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shortness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | insufficient |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | poorness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |