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Meaning of Indigence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɪndɪd͡ʒəns

Definitions

Extreme poverty or destitution.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الفاقة
Български бедност сиромашия
Bosanski oskudica нужда оскудица
Ελληνικά ένδεια πενία
Español indigencia inopia
Suomi varattomuus
Français indigence
हिन्दी दारिद्र दैन्य
Hrvatski oskudica нужда оскудица
Italiano indigenza
Latina indigentia
Nederlands behoeftigheid
Polski nędza niedostatek
Português indigência
Русский бедность нужда
Српски oskudica нужда оскудица
Kiswahili ufukara
Türkçe fukaralık yoksulluk
Українська біднота́

Examples

“On Professor Solanka’s street, well-heeled white youths lounged in baggy garments on roseate stoops, stylishly simulating indigence while they waited for the billionairedom that would surely be along sometime soon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

indigency Indigene indigeneity indigeneship indigenisation indigenism

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