pauvreté

Definitions of pauvreté
  1. noun
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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    antonyms:
    richesse
    the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
    types:
    besoin, misère
    a state of extreme poverty
    dénuement, misère
    a state without friends or money or prospects
    besoin, indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    type of:
    condition financière, condition économique
    the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
  2. noun
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
    synonyms: besoin, indigence
  3. noun
    less than adequate
    synonyms: aridité
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    type of:
    aridité, stérilité, sécheresse
    the quality of yielding nothing of value
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