poor
poor
adj.
P. and V. πένης, ἄ̆πορος, ἀσθενής (rare), V. ἀχρήμᾰτος, ἄπλουτος (Soph. Frag.), χρεῖος, ἀχρήμων.
The poor: use also V. οἱ οὐκ ἔχοντες.
Poor in: P. and V. ἐνδεής (gen.), P. ἐλλιπής (gen.), ἐπιδεής (gen.) (Plat.), V. χρεῖος (gen.).
Be poor, v.: P. also V. πένεσθαι.
Be poor in: V. πένεσθαι (gen.); see be deficient in, under deficient.
Indifferent: P. also V. φαῦλος, μέτριος, φλαῦρος, εὐτελής.
Mean, shabby: P. and V. κᾰκός, φαῦλος, Ar. also P. μοχθηρός.
Having poor soil: P. λεπτόγεως.
Incapable: P. also V. φαῦλος, ἀ̆φυής.
Miserable: P. and V. ἄ̄θλιος, τᾰλαίπωρος, δυστῠχής. δυσδαίμων, Ar. also V. τά̆λᾱς, τλήμων, V. δυστά̆λᾱς ; see miserable.
adj.
P. and V. πένης, ἄ̆πορος, ἀσθενής (rare), V. ἀχρήμᾰτος, ἄπλουτος (Soph. Frag.), χρεῖος, ἀχρήμων.
The poor: use also V. οἱ οὐκ ἔχοντες.
Poor in: P. and V. ἐνδεής (gen.), P. ἐλλιπής (gen.), ἐπιδεής (gen.) (Plat.), V. χρεῖος (gen.).
Be poor, v.: P. also V. πένεσθαι.
Be poor in: V. πένεσθαι (gen.); see be deficient in, under deficient.
Indifferent: P. also V. φαῦλος, μέτριος, φλαῦρος, εὐτελής.
Mean, shabby: P. and V. κᾰκός, φαῦλος, Ar. also P. μοχθηρός.
Having poor soil: P. λεπτόγεως.
Incapable: P. also V. φαῦλος, ἀ̆φυής.
Miserable: P. and V. ἄ̄θλιος, τᾰλαίπωρος, δυστῠχής. δυσδαίμων, Ar. also V. τά̆λᾱς, τλήμων, V. δυστά̆λᾱς ; see miserable.
POOR
Not rich pauper (πένης that has barely enough for his necessary expenses; opposed to dives): tenuis (σπάνιος that has a very small limited income; opposed to locuples): egenus in prose usually egens (ἐνδεής that is in want that has not enough for necessary uses; opposed to abundans). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tenuis atque egens: inops (ἄπορος helpless without means or resources; opposed to opulentes): mendicus (πτωχός obliged to live on charity beggared). Somewhat poor pauperculus: very poor perpauper; egentissimus; omnibus rebus egens; omnium egenus; cui minus nihilo est: the poor in the Roman sense capite censi (because at the census only their number was taken without respect to their property) or proletarii (because they could offer to the state nothing else than their children): to be poor in egestate esse or versari; vitam in egestate degere; vitam inopem colere (to live in poverty): to be very poor in summa egestate mendicitate esse; omnium rerum inopem esse: to grow or become poor egentem fieri; ad inopiam redigi: I am grown poor res mihi ad rastros rediit (I must take to the spade; comedy): to make anybody poor egestatem alicui afferre; ad inopiam aliquem redigere; ad mendicitatem aliquem detrudere (to reduce to beggary): to enrich a poor man egentem divitem facere; locupletem ex egenti efficere; tenuiorem locupletare: to pretend to be poor paupertatem or pauperem simulare.
Deficient in want of anything inops alicujus rei re or ab re; sterilis alicujus rei or ab aliqua re (empty of): privatus or spoliatus aliqua re (deprived of): a poor language inops lingua: an age poor in virtues saeculum virtutum sterile (Tac. Hist. 1 3 1).
Meagre vilis (εὐτελής mean): aridus (opposed to copiosus e.g. victus oratio orator): jejunus (barren jejune; opposed to plenus copiosus; e.g. res; oratio; orator; scriptor): exilis (without power; opposed to uber plenus of a speech and of a speaker).
Bad inferior small tenuis (slight): miser (wretched pitiful): vilis (mean): malus (bad): poor food tenuis victus: a poor speech oratio jejuna: a poor hut casa exigua: a poor soil macrum solum: a poor present munusculum levidense: a poor poet poeta malus ineptus or insulsus: poor consolation solatium malum or miserum: poor circumstances res pauperculae; angustiae rei familiaris: to be in poor circumstances parce ac duriter vitam agere; tenuiter vivere (Ter. Phorm. 1 2 95); vitam in egestate degere; vitam inopem colere: to make a poor supper patella modica cenare (Hor. Ep. 1 5 2).
Miserable unhappy miser misellus; infelix (wretched unhappy): miserandus (pitiable): alas poor me! vae me miserum! a poor wretch homo misellus.
Not rich pauper (πένης that has barely enough for his necessary expenses; opposed to dives): tenuis (σπάνιος that has a very small limited income; opposed to locuples): egenus in prose usually egens (ἐνδεής that is in want that has not enough for necessary uses; opposed to abundans). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tenuis atque egens: inops (ἄπορος helpless without means or resources; opposed to opulentes): mendicus (πτωχός obliged to live on charity beggared). Somewhat poor pauperculus: very poor perpauper; egentissimus; omnibus rebus egens; omnium egenus; cui minus nihilo est: the poor in the Roman sense capite censi (because at the census only their number was taken without respect to their property) or proletarii (because they could offer to the state nothing else than their children): to be poor in egestate esse or versari; vitam in egestate degere; vitam inopem colere (to live in poverty): to be very poor in summa egestate mendicitate esse; omnium rerum inopem esse: to grow or become poor egentem fieri; ad inopiam redigi: I am grown poor res mihi ad rastros rediit (I must take to the spade; comedy): to make anybody poor egestatem alicui afferre; ad inopiam aliquem redigere; ad mendicitatem aliquem detrudere (to reduce to beggary): to enrich a poor man egentem divitem facere; locupletem ex egenti efficere; tenuiorem locupletare: to pretend to be poor paupertatem or pauperem simulare.
Deficient in want of anything inops alicujus rei re or ab re; sterilis alicujus rei or ab aliqua re (empty of): privatus or spoliatus aliqua re (deprived of): a poor language inops lingua: an age poor in virtues saeculum virtutum sterile (Tac. Hist. 1 3 1).
Meagre vilis (εὐτελής mean): aridus (opposed to copiosus e.g. victus oratio orator): jejunus (barren jejune; opposed to plenus copiosus; e.g. res; oratio; orator; scriptor): exilis (without power; opposed to uber plenus of a speech and of a speaker).
Bad inferior small tenuis (slight): miser (wretched pitiful): vilis (mean): malus (bad): poor food tenuis victus: a poor speech oratio jejuna: a poor hut casa exigua: a poor soil macrum solum: a poor present munusculum levidense: a poor poet poeta malus ineptus or insulsus: poor consolation solatium malum or miserum: poor circumstances res pauperculae; angustiae rei familiaris: to be in poor circumstances parce ac duriter vitam agere; tenuiter vivere (Ter. Phorm. 1 2 95); vitam in egestate degere; vitam inopem colere: to make a poor supper patella modica cenare (Hor. Ep. 1 5 2).
Miserable unhappy miser misellus; infelix (wretched unhappy): miserandus (pitiable): alas poor me! vae me miserum! a poor wretch homo misellus.
poor:
I. Having little:
1. pauper, ĕris (in humble circumstances, but not destitute, egens): the servant of a p. master, servus domini p., Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 33: et pass. Plur. and even sing. used absol. (without homo): thou givest horns (strength) to the p. man, cornua addis pauperi, Hor. Od. 3, 22, 18: Ter. Foll. by gen.: p. in gold, p. auri, Hor. S. 2, 3, 142. Very p., perpauper: Cic.: somewhat p. (or as term of commiseration), pauperculus: Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44:
2. ĭnops, ŏpis (without means; indigent): v.DESTITUTE .
3. tĕnuis, e (slender, as applied to fortune: also epith. of persons): opp. locuples, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55, 138: p. and encumbered with debt, t. et obaeratus, Suet. Caes. 46. See alsoPOVERTY .
II. Meagre; esp. of soil: măcer, exīlis: v.MEAGRE .
III. Inferior: Phr.: the poorer sorts of wines, plebeia vina, Plin. 14, 6, 8 § 69: the wine is extremely p., vina (sunt) deterrima (v.INFERIOR , 2): content with p. fare, tenui contentus cibo, Phaedr. 4, 13. 7: a p. tumbledown cottage, obsoletum tectum, Hor. Od. 2, 10, 6: a p. poet, mediocris poeta, Hor. A. P. 372; or stronger, malus p., Cat. 49: a p. trumpery song, miserum carmen, Virg. E. 3, 27: so dimin. misellus: Pl. Rud. 2, 6, 66.
IV. To be pitied: mĭser: v.WRETCHED . Esp. dimin. misellus: poor little sparrow! miselle passer! Cat. 3, 16. Some other diminutives naturally imply commiseration: as, homunculi, homulli, p. (wretched) mortals: Sulp. in Cic. Fam. 4, 5, med.: Lucr. 3, 927 (brevis hic est fructus homullis! short-lived is p. mortals' pleasure!): animula! p. soul! Hadr. in Spart. vit. 25. matercula, p. (dear) mother, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 7.
I. Having little:
1. pauper, ĕris (in humble circumstances, but not destitute, egens): the servant of a p. master, servus domini p., Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 33: et pass. Plur. and even sing. used absol. (without homo): thou givest horns (strength) to the p. man, cornua addis pauperi, Hor. Od. 3, 22, 18: Ter. Foll. by gen.: p. in gold, p. auri, Hor. S. 2, 3, 142. Very p., perpauper: Cic.: somewhat p. (or as term of commiseration), pauperculus: Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44:
2. ĭnops, ŏpis (without means; indigent): v.
3. tĕnuis, e (slender, as applied to fortune: also epith. of persons): opp. locuples, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55, 138: p. and encumbered with debt, t. et obaeratus, Suet. Caes. 46. See also
II. Meagre; esp. of soil: măcer, exīlis: v.
III. Inferior: Phr.: the poorer sorts of wines, plebeia vina, Plin. 14, 6, 8 § 69: the wine is extremely p., vina (sunt) deterrima (v.
IV. To be pitied: mĭser: v.
πένης
πένης, ὁ, poor man; poor (noun; adjective)
ἄπορος
without passage, without a way out: hard to solve, manage; helpless; poor
πτωχός
beggar, begging, poor
λυπρός
wretched, poor, sorry
poor in land
γυμνηλός
poor, needy
πενιχρός
poor, needy
πενόομαι
poor, needy
σπανιστικός
lacking, poor
χέρης
low, humble, weak, mean, poor
ἀκτέανος
without property, poor
ἀκτήμων
without property, poor
ἀλιπής
without fat meagre, poor
ἀχήν
poor, needy
ἀχρήμων
without money, poor, needy
ἠβαιός
little, small, poor, slight
ὀλιγόχρυσος
having little gold, poor in gold
πένης, ὁ, poor man; poor (noun; adjective)
ἄπορος
without passage, without a way out: hard to solve, manage; helpless; poor
πτωχός
beggar, begging, poor
λυπρός
wretched, poor, sorry
appearing fewer than 50 times
γεωπείνηςpoor in land
γυμνηλός
poor, needy
πενιχρός
poor, needy
πενόομαι
poor, needy
σπανιστικός
lacking, poor
χέρης
low, humble, weak, mean, poor
ἀκτέανος
without property, poor
ἀκτήμων
without property, poor
ἀλιπής
without fat meagre, poor
ἀχήν
poor, needy
ἀχρήμων
without money, poor, needy
ἠβαιός
little, small, poor, slight
ὀλιγόχρυσος
having little gold, poor in gold
pauper
poor, not wealthy, of small means
exiguus
strict, exact, scanty, small, little, petty, short, poor, mean, inadequate, inconsiderable,...
egeo
to be needy, be in want, be poor, need, want, lack, have need
exilis
strict, narrow, thin, slender, lank, small, meagre, poor
needy, necessitous, in want, poor
levidensis
lightly wrought, slight, poor
misellus
poor, wretched, unfortunate
pauperculus
poor, poor little
tenuiculus
slight, trifling, poor
poor, not wealthy, of small means
exiguus
strict, exact, scanty, small, little, petty, short, poor, mean, inadequate, inconsiderable,...
egeo
to be needy, be in want, be poor, need, want, lack, have need
exilis
strict, narrow, thin, slender, lank, small, meagre, poor
appearing fewer than 50 times
egensneedy, necessitous, in want, poor
levidensis
lightly wrought, slight, poor
misellus
poor, wretched, unfortunate
pauperculus
poor, poor little
tenuiculus
slight, trifling, poor