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improvidence

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im·prov·i·dent  (m-prv-dnt)
adj.
1. Not providing for the future; thriftless.
2. Rash; incautious.
im·provi·dence n.
im·provi·dent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.improvidence - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
shortsightedness
imprudence - a lack of caution in practical affairs
prodigality, profligacy, extravagance - the trait of spending extravagantly
thriftlessness, wastefulness, waste - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
providence - the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
Translations
improvidence [ɪmˈprɒvɪdəns] N → imprevisión f
improvidence
n → mangelnde Vorsorge (of für), Sorglosigkeit f (→ of in Bezug auf +acc)
improvidence [ɪmˈprɒvid/əns] n (frm) → imprevidenza
improvidence [ɪmˈprɒvid/əns] n (frm) → imprevidenza


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Yes, you have betrayed our friendship, Makar Alexievitch, in that you have not been open with me; and, now that I see that your last coin has been spent upon dresses and bon-bons and excursions and books and visits to the theatre for me, I weep bitter tears for my unpardonable improvidence in having accepted these things without giving so much as a thought to your welfare.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The security of all would thus be subjected to the parsimony, improvidence, or inability of a part.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Here was another illustration of the childlike improvidence of this age and people.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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