Meaning
2 sensesPoor; destitute; in need.
bedürftig, mittellos, arm
бе́дныйbédnyj, бедствующийbedstvujuščij, нуждающийсяnuždajuščijsja
poor enough to need help from others
(archaic)Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.
Examples
3 sentencesHelp is available to indigent borrowers.
He's in a program for indigent patients.
Being indigent is a misfortune, not a crime.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present partiFrom 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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Forms
more indigent, most indigent| Comparative | more indigent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most indigent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
56 synonyms- poor enough to need help from others:destituteimpoverishednecessitousneedypoverty-stricken
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.