убо́гость

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
squalor, wretchedness, shabbiness, dinginess
Меня́ порази́ла убо́гость обстано́вки.
The squalor of the place shocked me.
Typically of housing, furnishings or a whole way of life.
2.
poverty (of ideas), paucity, narrowness
Убо́гость его мысли поражала.
The poverty of his thinking was striking.
Figurative, of intellectual or artistic content.
3.
(rare) infirmity, feebleness, crippled state
Она́ жале́ла его за физи́ческую убо́гость.
She pitied him for his physical infirmity.
Dated; of a disabled or frail person.

Examples

Убогость этой квартиры сразу бросалась в глаза.
The squalor of this apartment was immediately apparent.
Убогость декораций испортила весь спектакль.
The shabbiness of the sets ruined the entire play.
Он говорил об убогости своей жизни с грустью.
He spoke sadly about the wretchedness of his life.

This noun exists in singular form only.