indigent
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indigent
- /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/
- /ɪnˈd(a)ɪd͡ʒənt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need, want”).
adjective more indigent · most indigent
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Poor; destitute; in need.
Many of the indigent children are so badly provided for by their parents, with both food and raiment, that they cannot attend school regularly; […]
Similar: almsless, arm, badly off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broke, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate, destitute · Opposite: affluent
- Utterly lacking or in need of something specified. Again some Bodies dissolve both in Fire and Water, as Gums; &c. And these are such, as have both Plenty of Spirit; and their tangible Parts indigent of Moisture: the former promotes the Dilatation of the Spirits by the Fire and the latter stimulates the Parts to receive the Liquor.
noun indigents
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A person in need, or in poverty.
I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.
Similar: bankrupt, beggar, indigent, insolvent, have not, lack-all, Lazarus, pauper, penny-father, poor
Translations
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adj poor; destitute
| Español | indigente |
|---|---|
| Português | indigente |
| Français | nécessiteux, indigent |
| Deutsch | bedürftig, mittellos, arm, notleidend, Not leidend, hilfsbedürftig |
| Italiano | indigente |
| Русский | бе́дный bédnyj, бедствующий bedstvujuščij, нуждающийся nuždajuščijsja, ни́щий níščij |
noun a person in need or in poverty
| Español | indigente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 貧乏人 binbōnin |
| Português | indigente |
| Français | nécessiteux, indigent |
| Deutsch | Bedürftiger, Notleidender, Armer, Arme, Armen |
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