poor - Meaning in Tamil

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poor - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of poor in English

poor adjective

1. deserving or inciting pity

   Synonyms

   hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched

   Examples

   • "a hapless victim"
   • "a pitiful fate"
   • "a wretched life"
   • "his poor distorted limbs"
   • "miserable victims of war"
   • "Oh, you poor thing"
   • "piteous appeals for help"
   • "pitiable homeless children"
   • "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
2. having little money or few possessions

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   Examples

   • "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"
   • "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
3. lacking in quality or substances

   Examples

   • "a poor land"
   • "food poor in nutritive value"
   • "the area was poor in timber and coal"
   • "the food in the cafeteria was of poor quality"
4. characterized by or indicating poverty

   Examples

   • "the country had a poor economy"
   • "they lived in the poor section of town"
5. of insufficient quantity to meet a need

   Synonyms

   inadequate, jejune, short, short

   Examples

   • "a poor salary"
   • "an inadequate income"
   • "food is in short supply"
   • "money is short"
   • "on short rations"
   • "short on experience"
   • "the jejune diets of the very poor"

poor noun

1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

   Synonyms

   poor people

   Example

   • "the urban poor need assistance"

Synonyms of poor

• poor people
• hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
• inadequate, jejune, short

Antonyms of poor

rich, rich people

Description

Poverty is a state or condition in which one lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in statistics or economics there are two main measures: absolute poverty compares income against the amount needed to meet basic personal needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter; relative poverty measures when a person cannot meet a minimum level of living standards, compared to others in the same time and place. The definition of relative poverty varies from one country to another, or from one society to another.

Also see "Poverty" on Wikipedia

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