pobreza

Definitions of pobreza
  1. noun
    a disposition to be niggardly with money
    synonyms: miseria
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    type of:
    angurria, cicatería, racaneo, racanería, roña, roñería, roñosería, tacañería
    a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
  2. noun
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
    synonyms: insuficiencia
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    antonyms:
    suficiencia
    the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
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    exigüidad, poquedad
    the quality of being meager
    descubierto, déficit
    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
    apretura, escasez, exigüidad, parvedad
    a small and inadequate amount
    parquedad
    the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness
    desabastecimiento, penuria
    an insufficient quantity or number
    enrarecimiento, infrecuencia, rareza
    noteworthy scarcity
    type of:
    cantidad
    the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
  3. noun
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
    synonyms: desabrigo, empobrecimiento, inopia, pobretería
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    antonyms:
    riqueza
    the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
    types:
    privación
    a state of extreme poverty
    indigencia, miseria, necesidad, penuria, pobreza extrema
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    type of:
    condición económica, condición financiera
    the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
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