indigence
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɪndɪdʒəns/
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indigencia
- By the 1930s, Mancanzano's caves came to symbolize southern Italy's extreme indigence.
Examples
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Efforts to address indigence must include providing job training and affordable housing solutions.
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Her eyes, tiny and oily dark, seemed to demand, if not cash, then proof of indigence.
Fiction book (1990) -
I seem to remember, however, that the expenses of food and lodging while in that metropolis just about returned me to my natural state of indigence.
Fiction book (1990) -
The poor peasants who were obligated to sell part of their inheritance in order to pay their debts and have enough to feed their families in times of food shortages or indigence suffered the immediate loss of their inheritance as soon as the demographic crisis was resolved.
Blog text (3) -
In The Road to Wigan Pier, an account of indigence in the Midlands that was published in 1937, Orwell—who called himself a socialist—takes offense at an application for a socialist summer school that asks candidates whether they prefer vegetarian meals.
Academic text (2000) -
Many families are struggling with indigence and lack access to basic necessities like food and shelter.
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The documentary highlighted the harsh reality of indigence faced by those living in urban slums.
Synonyms
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2.1
A situation when people lack basic things such as food or shelter
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2.0
A situation of having very little money and few things
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6.2
Not having basic things you need, like food, shelter, or sleep
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7.9
A situation when someone has no money, home, or way to live
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9.7
A situation with almost no money and few basic things needed to live
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2.5
A situation when someone has little money and few belongings
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9.9
A state of being very poor with almost nothing
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6.8
A situation when someone has no money
A lack of money for basic needs like food and shelter
A state of having little or no money
A situation in which someone has very little money
Antonyms
How Poor
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indigence comes from the Latin word indigere, made of in- and egere meaning 'not' and 'to need', and it links to the English word indigent and the idea of 'need'. So, indigence means lacking basic things or being in extreme poverty.