beggary

• Nom désignant l'état ou la condition de celui qui mendie, ou l'action de demander de l'argent ou de la nourriture par charité, généralement dans un lieu public.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being a beggar, or the act of soliciting money or food, typically in a public place.

indénombrable

1. Act of beggingB2formal

   The act of asking for money or food, typically in public places, often due to extreme poverty.

   Mendicité (acte de mendier)

   • Beggary is a visible sign of economic inequality in many cities.
   • The new law aims to address the root causes of beggary.
   • He was reduced to beggary after losing his job and home.

   Synonymesmendicancymendicity

   Antonymesemploymentself-sufficiencywork

2. C1formal

   The condition or state of being a beggar or mendicant; extreme poverty.

   état de mendiant

   • The novel vividly describes the beggary of the urban poor in the 19th century.
   • Many charitable organizations work to lift people out of beggary.
   • The family fell into beggary after the famine destroyed their crops.

   Synonymesdestitutionimpoverishmentindigencemendicancymendicityneedinesspauperismpenury

   Antonymesaffluenceopulencewealth