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An abstract noun of the word "poor" would be poverty.
Explanation:
When we were growing up, poverty was the name of the game. It wasn't the abject poverty that some poor souls must endure, but enough to ensure nothing we gained was wasted.
In this paragraph, both the abstract noun form and the adjective "poor" are used in a sentence.
A noun is a person, place, or thing. An abstract noun is nebulous, and cannot be touched.
The abstract noun form of the adjective "poor" is poorness .
Explanation:
The noun "poorness" is a word for a state of lacking or being deficient in something; a word for a concept.
Example uses:
The shipment was refused for poorness in quality.
The poorness in the region does impact educational funding.
His job is in jeopardy due to poorness in performance.
A related abstract noun form is "poverty".
Note: The word "poor" is also a plural, mass, concrete noun as a word for poor people considered as a group.
