Meaning
2 sensesLacking something; devoid.
completely wanting or lacking
Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
Near-synonym: penniless
May 24, 2018, Alex Vadukul in The New York Times, The Forgotten Entertainer Rag
біднийbidnyj, нужденнийnuždennyj
Examples
6 sentencesTom is destitute.
Том знаходиться в скрутних обставинах.
Sami's arrest left his family destitute.
It was there that this destitute child was born.
The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
deDie schlimmste Einsamkeit ist es, wahrer Freundschaft zu entbehren.
The church was a safe haven for the destitute paupers.
deDie Kirche war eine sichere Zuflucht für die mittellosen Armen.
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken:
Origin
From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.
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Forms
more destitute, most destitute| Comparative | more destitute Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most destitute Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
62 synonymsbarrenB2emptyA2armA1bankruptB2brokenA1flatB1impoverishedC1needyB2pennilessB1poorA1stuckB1voidbeggaredimpecunious
Close in meaning
- poor enough to need help from others:impoverishedindigentnecessitousneedypoverty-stricken
- completely wanting or lacking:barrendevoidfreeinnocent
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form