indigence
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English indigence, late 14th century, from Old French indigence (13th century), from Latin indigentia, from indigentem, form of indigēre (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egēre (“be in need, want”).[1]
Only relation to antonym affluence is common Latinate suffix + -ence.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indigence (countable and uncountable, plural indigences)
Synonyms[edit]
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Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
poverty
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “indigence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin indigentia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term..
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indigence f (plural indigences)
Further reading[edit]
- “indigence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin indigentia.
Noun[edit]
indigence f (oblique plural indigences, nominative singular indigence, nominative plural indigences)
- indigence (poverty; lacking)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (indigence, supplement)
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