indigence
4 synonyms and 4 antonyms for indigence, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Very great poverty.
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Etymology
Came into English as Middle English indigence in the late 14th century, from Old French indigence (13th century), from Latin indigentia, from indigentem, a form of indigēre (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egēre (“be in need, want”). Its only link to the antonym affluence is the shared Latinate suffix -ence.
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