The meaning of INDIGENT is suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished. How to use indigent in a sentence.

INDIGENT definition: lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. See examples of indigent used in a sentence.

Add to word list having no money or anything else of value: an indigent family (Definition of indigent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of indigent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Sep 21, 2025 · indigent (plural indigents) A person in need, or in poverty. synonym quotations Synonyms: see Thesaurus: pauper

3 senses: 1. so poor as to lack even necessities; very needy 2. archaic lacking (in) or destitute (of) 3. an impoverished person.... Click for more definitions.

Indigent definition: Experiencing want or need; impoverished.

An indigent person is extremely poor, lacking the basic resources of a normal life. Often the indigent lack not only money but homes.

people who are indigent: a desire to do something for the indigent. impoverished. [Archaic.] deficient in what is requisite. destitute (usually fol. by of ). n. a person who is indigent. 1. necessitous, penurious, …

indigent poor; impoverished; distressed: The indigent street people are often ignored.