About The Word Improvidence
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Improvidence
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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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