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exigency
English
Etymology
From Middle French exigence , from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exig?ns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).
Pronunciation
(General American) IPA(key): [???z?d??nsi]
Noun
exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies)
- (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
- An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
Synonyms
- exigence
- necessity
- urgency
Related terms
- exigent
- exigenter
- exiguity
- exiguous
Translations
References
Further reading
- exigency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exigency in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- exigency at OneLook Dictionary Search
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indigence
English
Etymology
From Middle English indigence, late 14th century, from Old French indigence (13th century), from Latin indigentia, from indigentem, form of indig?re (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + eg?re (“be in need, want”).
Only relation to antonym affluence is common Latinate suffix +? -ence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd?d???ns/
Noun
indigence (countable and uncountable, plural indigences)
- extreme poverty or destitution
Synonyms
- indigency
Antonyms
- affluence
Related terms
- indigent
Translations
References
French
Etymology
From Latin indigentia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.di.???s/
Noun
indigence f (plural indigences)
- indigence
Old French
Etymology
From Latin indigentia.
Noun
indigence f (oblique plural indigences, nominative singular indigence, nominative plural indigences)
- indigence (poverty; lacking)
Descendants
- English: indigence
- French: indigence
References
- 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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