Destitute (Des-ti-toot) -noun.
Definition: Without means of subsistence. Deprived of, devoid of, or lacking. (dictionary.com)
Translated definition: Destitiute means that you do not have something at all, and/or you dont have the basic necessities for life.
Forms: Destitute (noun), destitutely (adverb), destituteness (noun), destitution (noun)
Sentences:
1. The beggar family wore rags for clothes and no shoes, and they were always hungry because they had no food. They were truly destitute, they had nothing.
2. The soil was destitute of nutrients; without the nutrients there was nothing to nourish the plants, and so they died.
Use of the word "destitute":
When using the word destitute, it would be most effective in a conversation with an economist. You could be talking about the social aspects of economics, and how a bad economy can cause many people to lose their jobs, homes, and possibly everything else they have, driving them towards destitution and poverty. Additionally, it would be a good word to use while trying to persuade someone about the tradgedy of poverty and homelessness. I think it would be very persuasive because it is a dramatic word- much more so than poor or hungry- and it encapsulates many words like those into one. It is a very effective word.
Synonyms: Some synonyms to the word destitute are "poor" and "needy". Destitute is a lot similar to the word poor because people living in destitution are usually very poor but they are different because destitute means a lot more than just lacking in just money.
Anonyms: "Rich" is the exact opposite of the word destitue, destitute means lacking and devoid of everything whereas rich means full of life and is totally opposite of destitute.
Usefulness: I give destitute five out of five stars. Destitute is not a very hard word to understand and it can be easliy used by a lot of people so it is very useful.
Video: This video is a perfect description of the word destitute. The person in the video correctly uses the word destitute, and the whole video shows what destitution really is.
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/01/clancy.hero.narayanan.krishnan.cnn
