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improvidence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shortsightedness |
| Type of | imprudence |
| Has types | prodigality, extravagance, thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness, profligacy |
| Derivation | improvident |
Examples of improvidence
improvidence
Much of the blame lies at the door of our own improvidence.
From the nzherald.co.nz
People hate to pay the bills for other people's improvidence, and they detest having to do so for rich people.
From the newsweek.com
Were it not for a tendency toward improvidence among a certain slice of our society, the seven would not have flown.
From the time.com
Charles Gray, a successful banker, reflects on how his character was formed in reaction to his father's headstrong improvidence.
From the theatlantic.com
If inertia explains why people fail to join pension schemes in the first place, improvidence explains why they save so little when they do.
From the economist.com
His character was marked by a rash improvidence that led his family, and later his biographer, to guess that he might have been bipolar.
From the nytimes.com
- A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
- (improvident) not provident; not providing for the future
- (improvident) ill-considered: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
- The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift
- (improvident) (adj) - lacking foresight; not planning; not conserving
