improvidence

/im'prɔvidəns/

Thân thiện

A family faces hardship after years of financial improvidence.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or fact of not providing for the future; a lack of foresight or thrift in managing resources. It describes the characteristic of being careless or wasteful with money, time, or other assets, without considering future needs or consequences.

Usage

"Improvidence" is a formal noun used to criticize a person's habitual or characteristic lack of careful planning and management. It often implies a contrast with the desirable quality of "providence" or prudence. * It is typically used in discussions about personal finance, economics, or character traits. * It can describe both a single careless act and, more commonly, a persistent pattern of behavior.

Examples

• His constant improvidence left him with no savings when he lost his job.
• The historian criticized the king's improvidence, which drained the kingdom's treasury.
• The family's financial troubles were a direct result of years of improvidence.

Advanced Usage

• "The improvidence of youth": A common phrase acknowledging that young people often lack foresight and spend resources carelessly, typically with the expectation they will learn prudence later.
  • He hoped his son would outgrow the improvidence of youth and start saving money.

Variants and Related Words

• Improvident (adjective): Having or showing the characteristic of improvidence; not providing for the future.
  • His improvident spending habits worried his family.
• Providence (noun): The quality of being prudent, careful, and forward-thinking in managing resources; the opposite of improvidence.

Synonyms

• Wastefulness
• Extravagance
• Profligacy
• Thriftlessness
• Imprudence

Antonyms

• Providence
• Prudence
• Thrift
• Frugality
• Foresight

Học thuật

Noun

1. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Từ đồng nghĩa

• shortsightedness