poor meaning and definition

POOR noun

Definition of poor (noun)

1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
   • "the urban poor need assistance"
   • synonyms: poor people
   • antonym: rich

POOR adjective

Definition of poor (adjective)

1. deserving or inciting pity
   • "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
   • synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched
2. having little money or few possessions
   • "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
   • antonym: rich
3. characterized by or indicating poverty
   • "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
   • antonym: rich
4. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
   • "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
   • antonym: rich
5. not sufficient to meet a need
   • "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
   • synonyms: inadequate, short
6. unsatisfactory
   • "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"