IMPROVIDENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)