| poverty | n 1. state of being poor, kemiskinan: for years they lived in great ~, bertahun-tahun mereka hidup dlm kemiskinan yg amat sangat; 2. (fig.) deficiency, scarcity, kekurangan; (idea, imagination) ketandusan: inspite of its ~ of resources, Japan has become a major industrial power, meskipun kekurangan sumber semula jadi, negeri Jepun telah menjadi kuasa perindustrian yg utama; the ~ of ideas exhibited at the conference, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poorness | n 1. state of being deficient, kemiskinan, miskinnya: the ~ of the rural areas is evident when compared to the city, kemiskinan kawasan luar bandar jelas apabila dibandingkan dgn kawasan bandar; 2. lowness in quality, lack of a particular element, a. (of soil) tdk suburnya: the ~ of this soil, tidak suburnya tanah ini; b. (of health) tdk sihat: due to the ~ of his health, he has not been able to undertake any strenuous activities, oleh sebab dia tdk sihat, dia tdk dapat mengambil bahagian dlm kegiatan-kegiatan berat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pocket | kemiskinan masih banyak di negara ini; ~s of mist could still be seen, tompok-tompok kabus masih dapat dilihat; b. (isolated group) kelompok: ~s of resistance occurred along the border, kelompok-kelompok penentang terdapat di sepanjang sempadan; 6. (attrib) small enough to fit in o’s pocket, saku, poket: a ~ dictionary, kamus saku; ~ camera, kamera poket; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neediness | n kemiskinan, kesusahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| destitution | n kepapaan, kemiskinan, kemelaratan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beggary | n kepapaan, kemiskinan (yg amat sangat); reduce to ~, memapakan, menjadikan papa (kedana). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impecuniosity | n (fml) kemiskinan, keadaan tdk /berwang, berduit/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grinding | ~ poverty, (rhet) kemiskinan yg mengazabkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indigence | n (fml) poverty, kemiskinan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| penury | n ( fml) state of extreme poverty, kemiskinan, miskin: the depression reduced the family to ~, keluarga itu jatuh miskin krn kemelesetan ekonomi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |