noun
- the state or quality of being necessitous; extreme poverty or destitution
Usage: formal; often used in legal or social welfare contexts
Examples
- The charity focused on alleviating the necessitousness of families in the inner city.
- Her necessitousness forced her to seek government assistance.
- The social worker documented the necessitousness of the household to qualify them for aid.
- Despite his necessitousness, he maintained his dignity and work ethic.
- The organization's mission was to address the necessitousness affecting vulnerable populations.