Improvidence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːvɪdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒvɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒvɪdəns/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːvɪdəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shortsightedness

Antonyms

providence

Word Forms

improvident	adjective	not provident; not providing for the future
shortsighted	adjective	not given careful consideration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leichtsinn

ein Mangel an Umsicht und Sorgfalt bei der Verwaltung von Ressourcen

🇫🇷French

imprévoyance

un manque de prudence et de soin de la part de quelqu'un dans la gestion des ressources

🇪🇸Spanish

imprevisión

Falta de prudencia y cuidado por parte de alguien en la gestión de recursos.

🇮🇹Italian

imprevidenza

una mancanza di prudenza e cura da parte di qualcuno nella gestione delle risorse

🇳🇱Dutch

zorgeloosheid

een gebrek aan voorzichtigheid en zorg door iemand bij het beheer van hulpbronnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

imprevidência

falta de prudência e cuidado por parte de alguém na gestão de recursos

🇷🇺Russian

непредусмотрительность

недостаток благоразумия и заботы со стороны кого-либо в управлении ресурсами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उड़ाऊता

संसाधनों के प्रबंधन में किसी के द्वारा विवेक और देखभाल की कमी

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னேற்றம்

வளங்களை நிர்வகிப்பதில் யாரோ ஒருவரின் விவேகம் மற்றும் அக்கறையின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుగుదల

వనరుల నిర్వహణలో ఎవరైనా వివేకం మరియు శ్రద్ధ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇમ્પ્રુવિડન્સ

સંસાધનોના સંચાલનમાં કોઈ વ્યક્તિ દ્વારા સમજદારી અને કાળજીનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಿತ

ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರಿಂದ ವಿವೇಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തൽ

വിഭവങ്ങളുടെ മാനേജ്മെൻ്റിൽ ഒരാളുടെ വിവേകത്തിൻ്റെയും കരുതലിൻ്റെയും അഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺乏远见

某人在资源管理方面缺乏审慎和关怀

🇯🇵Japanese

即興性

リソースの管理における誰かの慎重さと注意の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

부주의함

자원 관리에 있어 누군가의 신중함과 배려가 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngẫu hứng

sự thiếu thận trọng và quan tâm của ai đó trong việc quản lý tài nguyên

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รอบคอบ

ขาดความรอบคอบและการดูแลโดยใครบางคนในการจัดการทรัพยากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemborosan

kurangnya kehati-hatian dan kepedulian seseorang dalam pengelolaan sumber daya

🇲🇾Malay

penambahbaikan

kekurangan kehati-hatian dan kepedulian seseorang dalam pengurusan sumber

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التهور

- الافتقار إلى الحكمة والرعاية من قبل شخص ما في إدارة الموارد

🇮🇷Persian

بی خیالی

فقدان احتیاط و مراقبت توسط شخصی در مدیریت منابع

🇹🇷Turkish

tedbirsizlik

Kaynakların yönetiminde bir kişinin sağduyu ve özen göstermemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּזבְּזָנוּת

חוסר זהירות ואכפתיות מצד מישהו בניהול המשאבים

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The primary meaning of 'improvidence' is 'a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources'.

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Using 'improvidence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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