ındigence

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Definition of ındigence in English English dictionary

{n} need, want, poverty, distress

Related Terms

Indigence

indigency

Hyphenation

in·di·gence

Synonyms

indigency

Antonyms

affluence

Etymology

() Middle English, late 14th century, from Old French indigence (13th century), from Latin indigentia, from indigentem, form of indigere (“to need”) from indu (“in, within”) + egere (“be in need, want”).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001 Only relation to antonym affluence is common Latinate suffix +‎ -ence.