indigent
Meaning
Opposite of
affluent
Synonyms
poor person
extremely poor
be poor
in straitened circumstances
ill-off
without anything
quite poor
sorely distressed
utterly destitute
bankrupt Poor
destitude
hard pressed
poor man
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/
Etymology
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”).
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