indigent
English edit
Etymology edit
Circa 1400, Middle French, from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need, want”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈd(a)ɪd͡ʒənt/ (nonstandard, chiefly Philippine)
Adjective edit
indigent (comparative more indigent, superlative most indigent)
- Poor; destitute; in need.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impoverished
- Antonym: affluent
- 1830, Thomas Ritchie, Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia[1], page 422:
- Many of the indigent children are so badly provided for by their parents, with both food and raiment, that they cannot attend school regularly; […]
- 1932, Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Prodigal Son”, in Nicodemus:
- And were I not a thing for you and me
To execrate in angish, you would be
As indigent a stranger to surprise,
I fear, as I was once, and as unwise.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- I had since my introduction to the prince been sensitive to the fact that he must think an obviously indigent soldier of fortune will sooner or later open the subject of a subscription to the Greek Cause.
- 2011, Carla Ulbrich, How Can You Not Laugh at a Time Like This?: Reclaim Your Health With Humor, Creativity, and Grit[2], Tell Me Press, →ISBN, page 65:
- Because of this, when my second major health fiasco happened, I had no insurance, so I went to a teaching hospital where they took indigent patients.
- 2013, Larry J. Siegel, John L. Worral, Essentials of Criminal Justice[3], Wadsworth, →ISBN, page 162:
- In numerous Supreme Court decisions since Gideon v. Wainwright, the states have been required to provide counsel for indigent defendants at virtually all other stages of the criminal process, beginning with arrest and concluding with the defendant's release from the system.
- (archaic) Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.
- 1620, Francis Bacon, Instauratio Magnus, Part III, Section ii, subsection "Liquifaction":
- Again some Bodies dissolve both in Fire and Water, as Gums; &c. And these are such, as have both Plenty of Spirit; and their tangible Parts indigent of Moisture: the former promotes the Dilatation of the Spirits by the Fire and the latter stimulates the Parts to receive the Liquor.
- 1701, Richard Steele, The Funeral: or, Grief A-la-mode, act II, scene 1:
- Will Providence guard us? How do I ſee that our Sex is naturally Indigent of Protection?—I hope it is in Fate to crown our Loves; for 'tis only in the Protection of Men of Honour, that we are naturally truly Safe […]
- 1620, Francis Bacon, Instauratio Magnus, Part III, Section ii, subsection "Liquifaction":
Translations edit
poor; destitute
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Noun edit
indigent (plural indigents)
- A person in need, or in poverty.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:pauper
Translations edit
a person in need or in poverty
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Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “indigent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “indigence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin indigentem, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“be in need, want”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
indigent (feminine indigente, masculine plural indigents, feminine plural indigentes)
Noun edit
indigent m (plural indigents, feminine indigente)
Further reading edit
- “indigent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
indigent
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French indigent.
Adjective edit
indigent m or n (feminine singular indigentă, masculine plural indigenți, feminine and neuter plural indigente)
Declension edit
Declension of indigent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | indigent | indigentă | indigenți | indigente | ||
definite | indigentul | indigenta | indigenții | indigentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | indigent | indigente | indigenți | indigente | ||
definite | indigentului | indigentei | indigenților | indigentelor |