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Definition of Poverty

• (n.) The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
• (n.) Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty of soil; poverty of the blood; poverty of ideas.

Synonyms of Poverty

• Poorness
• Impoverishment

Antonyms of Poverty

• Wealth

Homophones of Poverty