'Improvidence' definitions:
Definition of 'improvidence'
From: WordNet
noun
A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources [syn: improvidence, shortsightedness] [ant: providence]
Definition of 'Improvidence'
From: GCIDE
- Improvidence \Im*prov"i*dence\, n. [L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf. Imprudence.] The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or thrift. [1913 Webster]
- The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'improvidence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- brashness,
- brass,
- brazen boldness,
- cheek,
- chutzpah,
- fecklessness,
- gall,
- hastiness,
- heedlessness,
- heroics,
- hubris,
- imprudence,
- impudence,
- indiscretion,
- injudiciousness,
- insolence,
- lax stewardship,
- negligence,
- overboldness,
- overcarelessness,
- overconfidence,
- oversureness,
- overweeningness,
- poor husbandry,
- rashness,
- shiftlessness,
- temerariousness,
- temerity,
- thoughtlessness,
- thriftlessness,
- unchariness,
- unwariness