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    indigent
    /ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. poor; needy: "a charity for the relief of indigent artists"

    noun

    • 1. a needy person.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINDIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    having no money or anything else of value: an indigent family. (Definition of indigent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) indigent | Business English. adjective. formal uk / ˈɪndɪdʒ ə nt / us. Add to word list. very poor: We are a non-profit agency that provides legal services to indigent clients.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › indigentIndigent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INDIGENT is suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished. How to use indigent in a sentence.

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    Indigent definition: lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.. See examples of INDIGENT used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINDIGENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    having no money or anything else of value: an indigent family. (Definition of indigent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) indigent | Business English. adjective. formal uk / ˈɪndɪdʒ ə nt / us. Add to word list. very poor: We are a non-profit agency that provides legal services to indigent clients.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. so poor as to lack even necessities; very needy. 2. (usually foll by of) archaic. lacking (in) or destitute (of) noun. 3. an impoverished person. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › indigentIndigent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes. Indigent comes from a Latin word meaning wanting, which we used to use to mean “lacking” and not just to describe desires.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishindigent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of indigent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › indigentIndigent - definition of indigent by The Free Dictionary

    Define indigent. indigent synonyms, indigent pronunciation, indigent translation, English dictionary definition of indigent. poor; impoverished; distressed: The indigent street people are often ignored.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › indigentIndigent Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Indigent Definition. ĭndĭ-jənt. indigents. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Experiencing want or need; impoverished. Distributed food to indigent families. American Heritage. In poverty; poor; needy; destitute. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › indigentindigent | meaning of indigent in Longman Dictionary of...

    indigent meaning, definition, what is indigent: very poor: Learn more.