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Meaning of "improvident" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPROVIDENT

improvident  [ɪmˈprɒvɪdənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPROVIDENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Improvident is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPROVIDENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of improvident in the English dictionary

The definition of improvident in the dictionary is not provident; thriftless, imprudent, or prodigal. Other definition of improvident is heedless or incautious; rash.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPROVIDENT


accident
ˈæksɪdənt
aidant
ˈeɪdənt
antioxidant
ˌæntɪˈɒksɪdənt
avoidant
əˈvɔɪdənt
coincident
kəʊˈɪnsɪdənt
confident
ˈkɒnfɪdənt
didn´t
ˈdɪdənt
dissident
ˈdɪsɪdənt
evident
ˈɛvɪdənt
incident
ˈɪnsɪdənt
occident
ˈɒksɪdənt
overconfident
ˌəʊvəˈkɒnfɪdənt
oxidant
ˈɒksɪdənt
precedent
ˈprɛsɪdənt
president
ˈprɛzɪdənt
provident
ˈprɒvɪdənt
resident
ˈrɛzɪdənt
superevident
ˌsuːpərˈevɪdənt
trident
ˈtraɪdənt
unprovident
ʌnˈprɒvɪdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPROVIDENT

improvement grant
improver
improvidence
improvidently
improving
improvingly
improvisate
improvisation
improvisational
improvisator
improvisatore
improvisatori
improvisatorial
improvisatory
improvisatrices
improvisatrix
improvise
improvised explosive device
improviser
improvisor

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPROVIDENT

cerebral vascular accident
cerebrovascular accident
class president
co-president
dead president
ex-president
Executive Office of the President
executive president
hit-and-run accident
ident
independent
life president
nonresident
permanent resident
rident
road accident
road traffic accident
self-evident
shooting incident
strident
vice president

Synonyms and antonyms of improvident in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPROVIDENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «improvident» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of improvident

Translation of «improvident» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPROVIDENT

Find out the translation of improvident to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of improvident from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «improvident» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远见
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

improvident
570 millions of speakers

English

improvident
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अदूरदर्शी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непредусмотрительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprevidente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরিণামদর্শী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprévoyant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sorglos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先見の明のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선견지명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Improvident
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không dự liệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிக்கனம் இல்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचूक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağgörüsüz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imprevidente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezapobiegliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непередбачливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

improvident
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλόγιστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondoordacht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

improvident
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

improvident
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of improvident

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROVIDENT»

The term «improvident» is regularly used and occupies the 82.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPROVIDENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «improvident» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «improvident» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about improvident

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QUOTES WITH «IMPROVIDENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word improvident.
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Livy
All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPROVIDENT»

Discover the use of improvident in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to improvident and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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"Lazy, Improvident People": Myth and Reality in the Writing ...
In "Lazy, Improvident People," the historian Ruth MacKay examines the origins of this deeply ingrained historical prejudice and cultural stereotype.
Ruth Mackay, 2006
2
A Dialogue showing the Results of Improvident Marriages; or, ...
57 A DIALOGUE SHOWING the RESULTS of IMPROVIDENT MARRIAGES; OR, A SCENE FROM REAL LIFE. Loon—Mother, there is our Nancy coming again; really I wish she would keep rather more at home. Morena—Hold your noise, you  ...
‎1850
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
If the City were inclined to make an improvident bargain on their part it is hardly reasonable to suppose, is it, that Parliament would interfere to prevent it ? — The manner in which the Gresham estate has always been superintended by the City  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1892
4
Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education, with ...
These may be checked against Ihe Returns of Improvident Marriages . . 324 Universal deficiency of these, with excess of instruction, except in parts of Yorkshire, in two successive years, proving the sufficiency of the data in each . 325 Districts ...
Great Britain. Privy Council. Committee on Education, 1850
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Atlantic Reporter
(108 not necessary, when the improvidence is apparent on the face of the papers , and it is not necessary to allege that defendant knew that it was improvident when that is likewise apparent. n. Deeds <S=>188 — Allegation of mutual ...
‎1920
6
Hamlet and Narcissus
Such images of the frustrating, fearful mother coalesce into an image correspondent to the all-good, perfectly provident mother, namely the all-bad, perfectly improvident mother, an image the infant spontaneously dissociates from its emerging ...
John Russell, 1995
7
Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a ...
“Mr. President,” he said, “Titus Livius, one of the greatest of Roman historians, said: 'All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.' Blind and improvident. Blind and improvident. Congress ...
Lincoln Chafee, 2010
8
The Mirror of Parliament for the ... Session of the ... ...
But it is argued that, if the clause which I propose to introduce were agreed to, it would at once open a door to marriages of the most improvident description ; hut I contend, upon the showing of Dr. Kaye himself, that its tendency is of an ...
John Henry Barrow, 1839
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The Mirror of Parliament
I propose to introduce were agreed to, it would at once open a door to marriages of the most .improvident description ; but I contend, upon the showing of Dr. Kaye himself, that its tendency is of an opposite character, — and that it would ...
John Henry Barrow, 1839
10
Earnings-related mandatory pensions : cooncepts for design
Such workers should only be mandated to contribute because they are improvident, i.e. if they are misinformed, or if they lack self control or if they behave myopically towards old-age saving. As improvidence justifies government intervention ...
Salvador Valdes Prieto, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPROVIDENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term improvident is used in the context of the following news items.
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George Will's Supreme Court history dubious
... Fourteenth Amendment to strike down state laws, regulatory of business and industrial conditions, because they may be unwise, improvident, ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
2
Doyenne or Jezebel, Irelands Edna O'Brien Is a Master
I expect it is improvident, but I just throw things away,” explains the woman after her lover asks her for a clothes brush the morning after the ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
George Will Is The Canary In American Democracy's Coal Mine
... be unwise, improvident, or out of harmony with a particular school of thought.” Unwise laws are an inevitable consequence of government. «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
4
Judge: Hurricane Sandy survivor's hubby incapable of administering …
The siblings alleged Knee was unfit to be executor due to his "dishonest and improvident handling of decedent's assets ... including taking a ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
5
A wearisome fudge that can only spawn further fudges
A 'no-bailout' clause logically implies that foolish lenders, whether to improvident Greek governments or to reckless Irish or Spanish bankers, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Bruce Golding: That US Supreme Court decision
... it ought to mean and must not declare laws to be unconstitutional simply because they find them to be "unwise, improvident or out of harmony ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
7
The ACA and insurance rate hikes
Furthermore, there are many instances where increases are warranted because of President Obama's improvident, belatedly-kept, promise that ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
8
Teacher evaluations unfair, but courts don't care
... some unfair results," but the constitution presumes that "even improvident decisions will eventually be rectified by the democratic process and ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
9
Saving Tibet's unique heritage
With its galloping, often-improvident style of economic growth, China has depleted its own natural resources and now is avariciously draining ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
10
'Lemon socialism'
What was called the “Mexican bailout of 1982” was, in fact, a bailout of the U.S. banks that made improvident loans to Mexico (as well as to ... «Emporia Gazette, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Improvident [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/improvident>. May 2024 ».
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