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- pronunciation:
- In
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
without financial means to live; needy; poor.
Many indigent people become homeless.- synonyms:
- destitute, impecunious, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor
- antonyms:
- affluent, opulent, wealthy
- similar words:
- bankrupt, mendicant
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related words: |
destitute, down and out, forlorn, penniless |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
one who lacks financial means to live, or such people as a class or group.
Money from the church helped construct a home for the indigent.- synonyms:
- beggar, pauper, the poor
- similar words:
- mendicant
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derivation: |
indigently (adv.) |
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