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indigence
in·di·gence I0106100 (ĭn′dĭ-jəns)n. The state of being poor; poverty.in•di•gence (ˈɪn dɪ dʒəns) n. seriously impoverished condition; poverty. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin indigentia need. See indigent, -ence] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | indigence - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"pauperism, pauperization, penury, needimpoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessionsmendicancy, mendicity, beggary - the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy" |
indigencenounThe condition of being extremely poor:beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want.TranslationsLegalSeeindigentindigence Related to indigence: ignobilitySynonyms for indigencenoun the condition of being extremely poorSynonyms- beggary
- destitution
- impecuniosity
- impecuniousness
- impoverishment
- need
- neediness
- pennilessness
- penuriousness
- penury
- poverty
- privation
- want
Synonyms for indigencenoun a state of extreme poverty or destitutionSynonyms- pauperism
- pauperization
- penury
- need
Related Words- impoverishment
- poorness
- poverty
- mendicancy
- mendicity
- beggary
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