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IMPROVIDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
Synonyms:
improvidence; shortsightedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("improvidence" is a kind of...):
imprudence (a lack of caution in practical affairs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "improvidence"):
extravagance; prodigality; profligacy (the trait of spending extravagantly)
thriftlessness; waste; wastefulness (the trait of wasting resources)
Antonym:
providence (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
Derivation:
improvident (not provident; not providing for the future)
