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noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shortsightedness
Antonyms: providence
Broader terms: imprudence
Narrower terms: extravagance, prodigality, profligacy, thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English providence English improvidence From im- + providence.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
