indigence indigenate • indigency · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · indigence · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution. Synonyms: need, penury, pauperism, pauperization. Examples: "Their indigence appalled him." "A general state of need exists among the homeless." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · need · · Synonym 1 penury · · Synonym 2 pauperism · · Synonym 3 pauperization · · Synonym 4 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E