About The Word Improvidence

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Improvidence

Improvidence Meaning & Definition
Improvidence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Improvidence?

[n] a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Synonyms | Synonyms for Improvidence: shortsightedness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Improvidence: brashness | brass | brazen boldness | cheek | chutzpah | fecklessness | gall | hastiness | heedlessness | heroics | hubris | imprudence | impudence | indiscretion | injudiciousness | insolence | lax stewardship | negligence | overboldness | overcarelessness | overconfidence | oversureness | overweeningness | poor husbandry | rashness | shiftlessness | temerariousness | temerity | thoughtlessness | thriftlessness | unchariness | unwariness

See Also | extravagance | imprudence | prodigality | profligacy | thriftlessness | waste | wastefulness

Improvidence In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*prov"i*dence\, n. [L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf. {Imprudence}.] The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. --L'Estrange.

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