AllWords.com
Tweet
HOME
HELP
Crossword Solver
Glossary HQ
Word of the Week
Links
Links for Word Lovers
Webmasters
Link to Us
Contact
Copyrights
Contact Us
Tweet
Definitions
poverty
noun
The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
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.
(
webster
)
Translations:
Dutch: armoede
French: pauvreté
German: Armut
Italian: povertí
(
trans-mid
)
Spanish: pobreza
(
trans-bottom
) (
checktrans
)
(
trans-top, Translations to be checked
)
Etymology:
From
poverte
, from Old French, from Latin
paupertas, paupertÄs
, from
pauper
("poor") +
-tas (noun of state suffix).Cognates include
pauper
,
poor
, French
pauvreté'''.
Supplemental Details:
Sponsor an extended definition for
poverty
for as little as $10 per month.
Click here
to contact us.
Find:
Words Starting With:
Words Ending With:
Words Containing:
Words That Match:
Translate Into:
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Show
5
10
15
20
25
50
100
250
500
results per page.
Browse the Dictionary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2013 All rights reserved.
Share this page:
Tweet
More To Explore
Contact & About
Privacy Policy