INDIGENCE

indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization

(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution; “their indigence appalled him”; “a general state of need exists among the homeless”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

indigence (countable and uncountable, plural indigences)

extreme poverty or destitution

Synonyms

• indigency

Antonyms

• affluence

Source: Wiktionary

In"di*gence, n. Etym: [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. See Indigent.]

Definition: The condition of being indigent; want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless, indigence. Cowper.

Syn.

– Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation; lack. See Poverty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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