ни́щий — meaning in English

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:

• indigent Poor; destitute; in need.
• mendicant A pauper who lives by begging.
• pauper One who is extremely poor.

destitute — full definition

1. adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
2. adjective Entirely lacking something needed or expected.

indigent — full definition

1. adj Very poor; lacking the basic resources needed to live.
2. noun A person who is very poor.

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