poverty
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,561 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,571 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions also: poorness, impoverishment
poverty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Marchena died at Madrid in great poverty in 1821.
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1
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Beauty, resume thy wonted smile, And, Poverty, thy cheerful brow.
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs · Robert Bloomfield · Chapter 1
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With no land to till, no mineral to dig, their very poverty was their protection.
The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1
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Unlike many men who have risen from humble surroundings, Lincoln never boasted of his wonderful struggle with poverty.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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All around were evidences, if not exactly of poverty, at least of small means, and of the artifices of a respectable economy.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1