Destitute vs. Poor — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Destitute and Poor
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Destitute
Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
The charity cares for destitute children
Poor
Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society.
Destitute
Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
Poor
Relating to or characterized by poverty
The poor side of town.
Destitute
Utterly lacking; devoid
Young recruits destitute of any experience.
ADVERTISEMENT
Poor
Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality
An area poor in timber and coal.
A diet poor in calcium.
Destitute
(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid
Poor
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior
A poor performance.
Poor wages.
Destitute
Lacking money; poor, impoverished
Poor
Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving
Has a poor opinion of the mayor.
Destitute
(transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
Poor
Undernourished; lean. Used especially of animals.
Destitute
Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; - often followed by of.
In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Totally destitute of all shadow of influence.
Poor
Humble; meek
"Let the humble ones arise, the poor in heart be glad" (John Greenleaf Whittier).
Destitute
Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented.
Poor
Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable
Couldn't rescue the poor fellow.
Destitute
To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
To forsake or destitute a plantation.
Poor
Poor people considered as a group
The urban poor are in need of homes.
Destitute
To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; - followed by of.
Destituted of all honor and livings.
Poor
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
Destitute
To disappoint.
When his expectation is destituted.
Poor
Of low quality.
That was a poor performance.
Destitute
Poor enough to need help from others
Poor
Used to express pity.
Oh you poor little thing.
Poor
Deficient in a specified way.
Cow's milk is poor in iron.
Poor
Inadequate, insufficient.
I received a poor reward for all my hard work.
Poor
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Poor
(plural only) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
The sun shines on the rich and the poor alike but, come the rain, the rich have better umbrellas.
The poor are always with us.
The rich are often so insulated from reality that they think the poor have extra money they could save for more than a short time.
Poor
A poor person.
The poors are at it again.
Poor
(obsolete) poor cod.
Poor
Synonym of impoverish, to make poor.
Poor
To become poor.
Poor
(obsolete) To call poor.
Poor
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
Poor
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
Poor
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day.
Poor
Worthy of pity or sympathy; - used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.
And for mine own poor part,Look you, I'll go pray.
Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing.
Poor
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Poor
A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); - called also power cod.
Poor
Moderate to inferior in quality;
They improved the quality from mediocre to above average
He would make a poor spy
Poor
Deserving or inciting pity;
A hapless victim
Miserable victims of war
The shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
Piteous appeals for help
Pitiable homeless children
A pitiful fate
Oh, you poor thing
His poor distorted limbs
A wretched life
Poor
Having little money or few possessions;
Deplored the gap between rich and poor countries
The proverbial poor artist living in a garret
Poor
Characterized by or indicating lack of money;
The country had a poor economy
Poor
Low in degree;
Expectations were poor
Poor
Badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances;
A poor land
The area was poor in timber and coal
Food poor in nutritive value
Poor
Not sufficient to meet a need;
An inadequate income
A poor salary
Money is short
On short rations
Food is in short supply
Short on experience
Poor
Unsatisfactory;
A poor light for reading
Poor morale
Poor
Yielding little by great labor;
A hardscrabble farm
Poor soil
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Face vs. Facet
Next Comparison
Genie vs. Gin
