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improvident

/ɪmˈpɹɒvɪdənt/

improvident adjective: failing to provide for the future; reckless.

Adjective

improvident (comparative more improvident, superlative most improvident)

  1. failing to provide for the future; reckless
    • When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin Flopsy. They had a large family, and they were very improvident and cheerful.1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
  2. incautious; prone to rashness

improvident meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

improvident in Tamil

தொலை நோக்கற்ற, எதிர்கால அக்கறையற்ற

improvident in Urdu

عاقبت نا اندیش

improvident in Bengali

অদূরদর্শী, অমিতব্যয়ী

improvident in Malayalam

മുൻവിചാരമില്ലാത്ത, അവിവേകിയായ, വീണ്ടുവിചാരമില്ലാത്ത, കരുതലില്ലാത്ത
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improvident in Kannada
ಮುನ್ನೆಣಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ದುಂದುಗಾರಿಕೆಯ, ಮುಂದಾಲೋಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ

Synonyms of improvident

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of improvident

Forms of improvident

comparativemore improvident
superlativemost improvident

Origin of improvident

From the Latin improvidens, equivalent to in- + provident.

Words formed from improvident

Questions about improvident

What does improvident mean?
Improvident means failing to provide for the future; reckless.
What is improvident in Tamil?
Improvident in Tamil is தொலை நோக்கற்ற, எதிர்கால அக்கறையற்ற. See Improvident meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is improvident?
Improvident is an adjective.
How do you pronounce improvident?
Improvident is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹɒvɪdənt/.

Words near improvident in the dictionary

  1. improvest
  2. improveth
  3. improvided
  4. improvidence
  5. improvidences
  6. improvident
  7. improvidentially
  8. improvidently
  9. improving
  10. improving agent
  11. improving agents

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Adapted from Wiktionary: improvident (page history and authors); improvident (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improvident (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Improvident (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improvident (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); improvident (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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