'Indigence' definitions:

Definition of 'indigence'

(from WordNet)
noun
A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization]

Definition of 'Indigence'

From: GCIDE
  • Indigence \In"di*gence\, n. [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. See Indigent.] The condition of being indigent; lack of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless indigence. --Cowper.
  • Syn: Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation; lack. See Poverty. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'indigence'

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Words containing 'Indigence'