The difference between Beautiful and Poor

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas poor means with little or no possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

Poor is also noun with the meaning: those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Poor

  1. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Attractive and possessing beauty.

    Examples:

    "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."

    "There's a beautiful lake by the town."

  2. Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):

    Pleasant; clear.

    Examples:

    "It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."

  3. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Well executed.

    Examples:

    "The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."

  1. Poor as an adjective:

    With little or no possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

    Examples:

    "We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes."

  2. Poor as an adjective:

    Of low quality.

    Examples:

    "That was a poor performance."

  3. Poor as an adjective:

    Used to express pity.

    Examples:

    "Oh you poor little thing."

  4. Poor as an adjective:

    Deficient in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "Cow's milk is poor in iron."

  5. Poor as an adjective:

    Inadequate, insufficient.

    Examples:

    "I received a poor reward for all my hard work."

  6. Poor as an adjective:

    Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

  1. Poor as a noun (with "the"):

    Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

    Examples:

    "The poor are always with us."

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