indigent

== English == === Etymology === From 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/ IPA(key): /ɪnˈd(a)ɪd͡ʒənt/ (nonstandard, chiefly Philippine) === Adjective === indigent (comparative more indigent, superlative most indigent) Poor; destitute; in need. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impoverished Antonym: affluent (archaic) Utterly lacking or in need of something specified. 1620, Francis Bacon, Instauratio Magnus, Part III, Section ii, subsection "Liquifaction": ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== indigence indigency ==== Translations ==== === Noun === indigent (plural indigents) A person in need, or in poverty. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pauper ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Anagrams === enditing == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.di.ʒɑ̃/ === Adjective === indigent (feminine indigente, masculine plural indigents, feminine plural indigentes) (very) poor, needy, destitute Synonym: très pauvre vacuous ==== Related terms ==== indigence === Noun === indigent m (plural indigents, feminine indigente) poor person, indigent Antonyms: nanti, riche les indigents ― the needy, the destitute, the poor === Further reading === “indigent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === indigent third-person plural present active indicative of indigeō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French indigent. === Adjective === indigent m or n (feminine singular indigentă, masculine plural indigenți, feminine/neuter plural indigente) destitute ==== Declension ====