poverty of

Frequency: 6.55.4 per million words

often used figuratively to mean a lack of something, e.g., 'a poverty of imagination'

povertyPREPOSITION

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of

Examples (10)

  • His work displays a poverty of imagination.
  • The committee lamented the poverty of new ideas in their proposals.
  • Critics often point to a poverty of emotional depth in his novels.
  • Such a rigid ideology can lead to a poverty of critical thought.
  • They were concerned about the poverty of resources available for the project.
  • The debate revealed a surprising poverty of understanding on the issue.
  • Despite its grand claims, the theory suffered from a poverty of empirical evidence.
  • His writing style, though clear, showed a poverty of descriptive language.
  • Many felt the play had a poverty of original thought and relied too heavily on clichés.
  • A society that neglects arts education risks a poverty of cultural enrichment.