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[ in-di-juhns ] / ˈɪn dɪ dʒəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indigence ON THESAURUS.COM
nounseriously impoverished condition; poverty. Origin of indigence1325–75; Middle English <Latin indigentia need. See indigent, -ence SYNONYMS FOR indigenceprivation, need, want, penury. SEE SYNONYMS FOR indigence ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR indigencewealth. SEE ANTONYMS FOR indigence ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indigenceindigence , indigentsWords nearby indigenceindifferency, indifferent, indifferent gonad, indifferentism, indifferent tissue, indigence, indigene, indigenize, indigenous, Indigenous Australian, indigent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indigenceBut there are many more people balancing precariously on the verge of indigence. A Dickensian Christmas For Greece’s New Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST The decay of manufactures ſince the laſt century muſt have reduced many families to indigence. A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete|An English Lady On the contrary, they are kept in a state of obscurity and contempt, and in a degree of indigence at times bordering on beggary. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12)|Edmund Burke The basest of men enriched themselves, and many of the most estimable sank into obscurity and indigence. The Loyalists of Massachusetts|James H. Stark
At that period of indigence and simplicity, the municipal museums, though usually kept shut, were always opened to foreigners. Penguin Island|Anatole France Sylvia emphasised the sigh with which she admitted her indigence. Man and Maid|E. (Edith) Nesbit
Words related to indigencedestitution, penury |