The relative poorness of New England farmland. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a poor family living on welfare. ,a region poor in mineral deposits. ,poor workmanship. ,poor soil. ,poor health. ,a poor cook. ,a poor audience. ,They shared their poor meal with a stranger. ,The poor dog was limping. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : sympathy for the poor. From Dictionary.com.
Another word for "poorness" is "poverty;" they teach that sometime after third grade. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I heard their "poorness" is contagious, don't let them touch you. From Wordnik.com. Reference
(Refer back to the previous statements about poorness). From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
‘If you refer, then, to the poorness of your blood —’. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Edwin Drood] Reference
This is not a remedy for our poorness and complex problems!. From Wordnik.com. [Google Idol – Be Simon Cowell Right Now] Reference
But cuz of our severe poorness mum used it so we could survive. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
They are afraid to go anywhere because of the germs and the poorness. by. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Why Americans Don't Care About Global Warming] Reference
Was it simply from poorness of blood, from the flagging of vital energy?. From Wordnik.com. [A Gentle Spirit] Reference
What was it you said just now about the staircase and the poorness of my lodging?. From Wordnik.com. [The Insulted and the Injured] Reference
Not to be shamed among other girls by the poorness of her apparel was a pride to her. From Wordnik.com. [Ayala's Angel] Reference
You're -- you're talking about the poorness of the country and the people around there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
Another thing disappointing so far is in the seeming poorness of the mockernut as a stock. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923] Reference
An interview with Mark E. Smith about fame, poorness and the advantages of being a plumber. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall online - latest Fall News] Reference
"I displayed a great poorness at every feature of the job but the pulpitism, " he admitted. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
Durable as a rule, they are in general characterized by a fatal chalkiness, and poorness of hue. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
He rose and bowed to her when she entered his cell, apologizing for the poorness of his apartment. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
It is poor here, and in its poorness is the waiting and watching from a hundred stoops and landings. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
He looks upon man from a high tower, and sees him trulier at this distance in his infirmities and poorness. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
What architect now thinks of correcting the poorness of hard, straight lines by very slightly curving them?. From Wordnik.com. [The Practice and Science of Drawing] Reference
This poorness of the vegetation is owing to the quantity of saline matter with which the soil is impregnated. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
He apologized most humbly for the poorness of the shelter, but Mary was joyful and contented in her inmost spirit. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary] Reference
But then I was rudely reminded that I havent reached that fork in the road yet when mum had to mention our poorness. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
I asked myself, to trust all my eggs (forgive, Sir ALEC BLACK, the poorness of this metaphor) to one doubtful basket?. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 11, 1919] Reference
Horace, or a lay of Catullus, is made to look, except in mere paraphrase, must not talk of the poorness or triteness of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century] Reference
And then, when they got home, very hungry after their toil, Mr. Townsend made another apology for the poorness of his table. From Wordnik.com. [Castle Richmond] Reference
This is what poorness in America is, and unfortunately it is largely misunderstood, ignored, or viewed as an incurable plight. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Devin: McCain Campaign Mentions Joe Six Pack But Never Addresses What It Means To Be Poor] Reference
This, in connection with the poorness of the soil for hickories, seems possible may be the reason for the cessation of bearing. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920] Reference
Then she tried to move him, and, growing moved herself, she began telling him about the poorness of her home, her worries, her wants. From Wordnik.com. [Madame Bovary] Reference
Grows hard with thinking of the poorness of his dole. From Wordnik.com. [A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass] Reference
'If you refer, then, to the poorness of your blood --'. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Edwin Drood] Reference
Nay, I knew his poorness to be such at this time that the. From Wordnik.com. [Raleigh] Reference
"Poverty is the lowest stage of poorness; misery means pain.". From Wordnik.com. [The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale] Reference
I never could see no 'poorness of spirit,' come to git at 'em!. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by American Authors (Volume 4)] Reference
I am taught the poorness of our invention, the ugliness of towns and palaces. From Wordnik.com. [Essays — Second Series] Reference
I knew the state of Spain well, his weakness, his poorness, his humbleness at this time. From Wordnik.com. [Raleigh] Reference
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