poverty

poverty n

OFr < L. pauper, poor.

  1. Destitution; indigence; lack of possessions; absence of material goods.
  2. Lack; absence; deficit; paucity; shortage.
  3. Lack of spiritual riches; [fig.] inability to express beauty or emotion.
  4. [Fig.] fault; flaw; imperfection; defect; frailty; shortcoming.
  5. [Fig.] sorrow; disappointment.