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destitute
des·ti·tute D0166100 (dĕs′tĭ-to͞ot′, -tyo͞ot′)adj.1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.2. Utterly lacking; devoid: Young recruits destitute of any experience.
[Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere, to abandon : dē-, de- + statuere, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
des′ti·tute′ness n.destitute (ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt) adj1. (Social Welfare) lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished2. (foll by: of) completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of): destitute of words. 3. obsolete abandoned or deserted[C14: from Latin dēstitūtus forsaken, from dēstituere to leave alone, from statuere to place] ˈdestiˌtuteness ndes•ti•tute (ˈdɛs tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut)
adj., v. -tut•ed, -tut•ing. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of feeling. v.t. 3. to leave destitute. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere to abandon, deprive of support =dē- de- + -stituere, comb. form of statuere to cause to stand] des′ti•tute`ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | destitute - poor enough to need help from othersimpoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-strickenpoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" | | 2. | destitute - completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"devoid, barren, innocent, freenonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" |
destituteadjective penniless, poor, impoverished, distressed, needy, on the rocks, insolvent, poverty-stricken, down and out, indigent, impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline (informal), flat broke (informal), short, penurious, on your uppers, necessitous, in queer street (informal), moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal) destitute children who live on the streetsdestitute of lacking, wanting, without, in need of, deprived of, devoid of, bereft of, empty of, drained of, deficient in, depleted in a country destitute of natural resourcesdestituteadjective1. Not having a desirable element:barren, devoid, empty, innocent, lacking, void, wanting.Idiom: in want of.2. Having little or no money or wealth:beggarly, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: broke, strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.Translationsdestitute (ˈdestitjuːt) adjective in great need of food, shelter etc. They were left destitute when he died. 缺乏的，一貧如洗的 缺乏的，一贫如洗的 destitute
destitute lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished destitute
Synonyms for destituteadj pennilessSynonyms- penniless
- poor
- impoverished
- distressed
- needy
- on the rocks
- insolvent
- poverty-stricken
- down and out
- indigent
- impecunious
- dirt-poor
- on the breadline
- flat broke
- short
- penurious
- on your uppers
- necessitous
- in queer street
- moneyless
- without two pennies to rub together
phrase destitute ofSynonyms- lacking
- wanting
- without
- in need of
- deprived of
- devoid of
- bereft of
- empty of
- drained of
- deficient in
- depleted in
Synonyms for destituteadj not having a desirable elementSynonyms- barren
- devoid
- empty
- innocent
- lacking
- void
- wanting
adj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- down-and-out
- impecunious
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penniless
- penurious
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- strapped
Synonyms for destituteadj poor enough to need help from othersSynonyms- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- poverty-stricken
Related Wordsadj completely wanting or lackingSynonymsRelated Words |