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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being a pauper; poverty. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a state of extreme poverty or destitution wordnet

Synonyms

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indigencebare cupboardbare subsistencebeggarlinessbeggarydeprivation

Antonyms

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affluencedignitydivitismprivate charity

Etymology

From pauper + -ism.