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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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impoverishment
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. Surface analysis impoverish +? -ment.
Noun
impoverishment (usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)
- The action of impoverishing someone.
- The state of being impoverished.
Synonyms
- immiseration
Translations
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