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indigence
[
in
-di-j
uh
ns
]
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in·di·gence
/
ˈɪn
dɪ
dʒəns
/
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[
in
-di-j
uh
ns
]
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noun
seriously impoverished condition;
poverty
.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
<
Latin
indigentia
need.
See
indigent
,
-ence
Can be confused:
indigence,
indigents
.
Synonyms
privation, need, want, penury.
Antonyms
wealth.
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He is ever a handful of pocket change away from utter
indigence
.
The coastal counties have lots of people on
indigence
.
Nor are fees waived for
indigence
in the vast majority of cases.
He is ever a handful of pocket change away from utter
indigence
.
The coastal counties have lots of people on
indigence
.
Nor are fees waived for
indigence
in the vast majority of cases.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
indigent
(ˈɪndɪdʒənt)
—
adj
1.
so poor as to lack even necessities; very needy
2.
archaic
(
usually foll by
of
) lacking (in) or destitute (of)
—
n
3.
an impoverished person
[C14: from Latin
indigēre
to need, from
egēre
to lack]
'indigence
—
n
'indigently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
indigence
late 14c., from O.Fr. indigence (13c.), from L. indigentia, from indigentem (nom. indigens), prp. of indigere "to need," from indu "in, within" + egere "be in need, want."
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