indigent

1. 1.

   poor enough to need help from others

   Synonymsdestituteimpoverishednecessitousneedypoverty-stricken

   Similarpoor

Questions about indigent

What does indigent mean?

indigent means "poor enough to need help from others".

How many syllables are in indigent?

indigent has 3 syllables: in-di-gent. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪndɪdʒənt/.

What is another word for indigent?

Close synonyms include destitute, impoverished, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is indigent a common word?

indigent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.