ни́щий — meaning in English
nishchiy
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English meaning
- destitute adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
- indigent adj Very poor; lacking the basic resources needed to live.
- mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
- pauper noun A person who is very poor, especially one relying on charity or public assistance.
- poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
Senses
ни́щий is used for these senses in English:
destitute — full definition
- adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
- adjective Entirely lacking something needed or expected.
indigent — full definition
- adj Very poor; lacking the basic resources needed to live.
- noun A person who is very poor.
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