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Definitions for Indigent
[1] lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
[2] Archaic . deficient in what is requisite. destitute (usually followed by of ).
[3] a person who is indigent.
[4] so poor as to lack even necessities; very needy
[5] (usually foll by of) archaic lacking (in) or destitute (of)
[6] an impoverished person
Words related to Indigent
needy, penniless, impoverished, destitute, poverty-stricken, homeless, impecunious, penurious, necessitous, beggared, busted
Words nearby Indigent
indigence, indigene, indigenize, indigenous, indigenous australian, indigent, indigested, indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign
Origin of Indigent
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin indigent- (stem of indigēns ) present participle of indigēre to need, lack, be poor, equivalent to ind- by-form of in- in-2 (cf. indagate) + -ig- (combining form of egēre to need, lack) + -ent- -ent
Words that may be confused with Indigent
indigence, indigents, indigent, indignant
Other words from Indigent
in·di·gent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Indigent
C14: from Latin indigēre to need, from egēre to lack
Synonyms for Indigent
destitute, impoverished, needy, penniless, poverty-stricken, beggared, busted, down and out, flat broke, hard up, homeless, impecunious, in want, necessitous, penurious