Indigent
adjective
Very poor; without enough money for basic needs.
The government has a responsibility to provide for the indigent citizens.
Often appears as...
- indigent individuals
- indigent society
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who is very poor and does not have money to meet basic needs.
The welfare budget aims to support indigents out of their poverty.
Often appears as...
- help the indigent
- feeds the indigent
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Impoverished, lacking in substance or quality.
The indigent land could yield no crops.
Often appears as...
- indigent soil
- indigent resources
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
adjective
Very poor; without enough money for basic needs.
The government has a responsibility to provide for the indigent citizens.
Often appears as...
- indigent individuals
- indigent society
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who is very poor and does not have money to meet basic needs.
The welfare budget aims to support indigents out of their poverty.
Often appears as...
- help the indigent
- feeds the indigent
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Impoverished, lacking in substance or quality.
The indigent land could yield no crops.
Often appears as...
- indigent soil
- indigent resources
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Hardship
Use 'indigent' to describe someone suffering from severe economic struggles.
Charities offer meals to indigent families during the holidays.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Assistance
'Indigent' is often used when discussing state support for the poor.
Legal aid services are free for indigent defendants.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Tone
Be sensitive; 'indigent' can sound clinical or distant if misused.
Many indigent people still maintain a sense of community.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Hardship
Use 'indigent' to describe someone suffering from severe economic struggles.
Charities offer meals to indigent families during the holidays.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Assistance
'Indigent' is often used when discussing state support for the poor.
Legal aid services are free for indigent defendants.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Tone
Be sensitive; 'indigent' can sound clinical or distant if misused.
Many indigent people still maintain a sense of community.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Hardship
Use 'indigent' to describe someone suffering from severe economic struggles.
Charities offer meals to indigent families during the holidays.
Pro Tip 2/3Government Assistance
'Indigent' is often used when discussing state support for the poor.
Legal aid services are free for indigent defendants.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Tone
Be sensitive; 'indigent' can sound clinical or distant if misused.
Many indigent people still maintain a sense of community.
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Video examples
Depression, the secret...
But I think a lot of what they said was connected in some strange way to this distaste that people still have for the idea of treatment, the notion that somehow if we went out and treated a lot of people in indigent communities, that would be exploitative, because we would be changing them.
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Creating job creators PIPE...
and then she got enough materials so I Nabal her train five girls she went to the public school and spoke to the teachers asking for five most indigent students who she could train and empower
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
But I think a lot of what they said was connected in some strange way to this distaste that people still have for the idea of treatment, the notion that somehow if we went out and treated a lot of people in indigent communities, that would be exploitative, because we would be changing them.
Video examples
Creating job creators PIPE...
and then she got enough materials so I Nabal her train five girls she went to the public school and spoke to the teachers asking for five most indigent students who she could train and empower
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Michael Graves
American Architect
Good design should be available to everyone - and I do mean everyone. What I spent on the wheelchair I'm in could buy a small Mercedes. It's not only unfair to me; it's unfair to someone who's indigent but has the same needs. My goal is to make all objects affordable.
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Tony Snow
American Journalist
Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Quote examples
Michael Graves
American Architect
Good design should be available to everyone - and I do mean everyone. What I spent on the wheelchair I'm in could buy a small Mercedes. It's not only unfair to me; it's unfair to someone who's indigent but has the same needs. My goal is to make all objects affordable.
Quote examples
Tony Snow
American Journalist
Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.
Quote examples
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Example 1 of 3
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