Improvidence
121improvidently — improvident ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking care for the future. DERIVATIVES improvidence noun improvidently adverb …
122improvident — [im präv′ə dənt] adj. [< L improvidus < in , not + providus, foreseeing, cautious + providere: see PROVIDE] failing to provide for the future; lacking foresight or thrift improvidence n. improvidently adv …
123improvident — adj. 1 lacking foresight or care for the future. 2 not frugal; thriftless. 3 heedless, incautious. Derivatives: improvidence n. improvidently adv …
124imprudence — noun a lack of caution in practical affairs • Ant: ↑prudence • Derivationally related forms: ↑imprudent • Hypernyms: ↑incaution, ↑incautiousness • Hyponyms: ↑ …
125prodigality — noun 1. the trait of spending extravagantly • Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑profligacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑extravagant (for: ↑extravagance), ↑prodigal …
126profligacy — noun 1. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure • Syn: ↑dissipation, ↑dissolution, ↑licentiousness, ↑looseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑loose (for: ↑looseness), ↑ …
127thriftlessness — noun the trait of wasting resources a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste the wastefulness of missed opportunities • Syn: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wasteful (for: ↑ …
128wastefulness — noun 1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste mindless dissipation of natural resources • Syn: ↑waste, ↑dissipation • Derivationally… …
