† iˈnopyObs.rare—1. [ad. L. inopia want, n. of quality f.inops without resources, helpless: see -y. Cf.obs. F. inopie (Cotgr. 1611).] Absence of resources; indigence, poverty. 1581T. Howell Deuises (1879) 252 Two Goddesses to match your Gods there be, Inopie and Impossibilitie.