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    indigence
    /ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. a state of extreme poverty; destitution: "he did valuable work towards the relief of indigence"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › indigenceIndigence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INDIGENCE is a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking. How to use indigence in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Indigence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINDIGENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒ ə ns / us / ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒ ə ns / Add to word list. the state of being very poor: There is a reason you see someone riding a second-rate bike, and it's not indigence. He claimed indigence and is being . See. indigent. Fewer examples. It was a time not so much of poverty but of real indigence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › indigenceINDIGENCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Indigence definition: seriously impoverished condition; poverty. . See examples of INDIGENCE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDIGENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    INDIGENCE definition: the condition of being indigent | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › indigenceIndigence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Indigence a noun, and indigent, an adjective, are related words that have to do with need. If you are indigent — suffering from extreme poverty — you are living in indigence, the state of extreme poverty.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › indigenceIndigence - definition of indigence by The Free Dictionary

    Define indigence. indigence synonyms, indigence pronunciation, indigence translation, English dictionary definition of indigence. n. The state of being poor; poverty.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › indigenceindigence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · indigence ( countable and uncountable, plural indigences) Extreme poverty or destitution . Synonym: indigency. Antonym: affluence. Related terms. [ edit] indigent. Translations.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › indigenceIndigence Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Indigence Definition. ĭndĭ-jəns. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The condition of being indigent. Webster's New World. The state of being poor; poverty. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: pauperization. pauperism. penury. need. destitution. want. pennilessness. privation.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › indigenceINDIGENCE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    a general feeling or sensation that someone gets or has about something. TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT. Origin of indigence. 1325–75; Middle English <Latin indigentia need. See indigent, -ence. Other words for indigence. privation, need, want, penury. See synonyms for indigence on Thesaurus.com. Opposites for indigence. wealth.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryINDIGENCE definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 15, 2024 · INDIGENCE definition: the condition of being indigent | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English