Antonyms for indigence
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-di-juhns |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn dɪ dʒəns |
Definition of indigence
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French indigence "indigence, need, privation" (13c.), from Latin indigentia "need, want; insatiable desire," from indigentem (nominative indigens), present participle of indigere "to need," from indu "in, within" + egere "be in need, want," from PIE *eg- "to lack" (cf. Old Norse ekla "want, lack," Old High German eccherode "thin, weak").
- noun poorness
- Our relations; who enjoyed all our property, had reduced us to indigence.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
- The luxury of one class is counterbalanced by the indigence of another.
- Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
- You are better at home, under no compulsion to act dishonorably from indigence.
- Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
- But at the same time we are assured that they were not left in indigence or necessity.
- Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 » by Various
- Opulence and indigence were no more sympathetic than oil and vinegar.
- Extract from : « A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike » by Charles King
- The aid required by indigence is a debt of the rich to the poor.
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
- As he looked at it he forgot his indigence, his heart gave an exultant throb.
- Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus
- It is the care of a very great part of mankind to conceal their indigence from the rest.
- Extract from : « Rasselas » by Samuel Johnson
- Thousands of families, once wealthy, were suddenly reduced to indigence.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Human Nature » by Anonymous
- Probably her own patrimonial resources will preserve her from indigence.
- Extract from : « Famous American Statesmen » by Sarah Knowles Bolton
Synonyms for indigence
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