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provident
(encz) | provident,prozřetelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Provident
(gcide) | Provident \Prov"i*dent\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of
providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf.
Prudent.]
Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent
in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --
sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal
provident of the future.
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And of our good and of our dignity,
How provident he is. --Milton.
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Syn: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal;
economical.
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provident
(wn) | provident
adj 1: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are
provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's
education" [ant: improvident]
2: careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and
development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident" |
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improvident
(encz) | improvident,lehkomyslný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
improvidently
(encz) | improvidently, |
provident fund
(encz) | provident fund, |
providential
(encz) | providential,příhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
providentially
(encz) | providentially,šťastnou náhodou Zdeněk Brož |
providently
(encz) | providently, |
Improvident
(gcide) | Improvident \Im*prov"i*dent\, a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf.
L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.]
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not
foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent;
thoughtless; as, an improvident man.
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Improvident soldiers! had your watch been good,
This sudden mischief never could have fallen. --Shak.
Syn: Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless;
prodigal; wasteful.
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Improvidentially
(gcide) | Improvidentially \Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly\, adv.
Improvidently. [R.]
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Improvidently
(gcide) | Improvidently \Im*prov"i*dent*ly\, adv.
In a improvident manner. "Improvidently rash." --Drayton.
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Overprovident
(gcide) | Overprovident \O"ver*prov"i*dent\, a.
Too provident.
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Provident
(gcide) | Provident \Prov"i*dent\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of
providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf.
Prudent.]
Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent
in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --
sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal
provident of the future.
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And of our good and of our dignity,
How provident he is. --Milton.
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Syn: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal;
economical.
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Providential
(gcide) | Providential \Prov`i*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. providentiel.]
Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or
superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a
providential escape. -- Prov"i*den"tial*ly, adv.
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Providentially
(gcide) | Providential \Prov`i*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. providentiel.]
Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or
superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a
providential escape. -- Prov"i*den"tial*ly, adv.
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Providently
(gcide) | Providently \Prov"i*dent*ly\, adv.
In a provident manner.
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Providentness
(gcide) | Providentness \Prov"i*dent*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being provident; carefulness;
prudence; economy.
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Unprovident
(gcide) | Unprovident \Un*prov"i*dent\, a.
Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident."
--Shak.
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improvident
(wn) | improvident
adj 1: not provident; not providing for the future [ant:
provident]
2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions
often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn:
ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident,
shortsighted] |
improvidently
(wn) | improvidently
adv 1: in an improvident manner; "he lived improvidently for the
moment" [ant: providently] |
providential
(wn) | providential
adj 1: peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine
intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a
providential recovery" [syn: heaven-sent,
providential, miraculous]
2: relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that
nature operates only according to a providential plan"-
M.R.Cohen
3: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a
providential visitation" [syn: providential, divine] |
providentially
(wn) | providentially
adv 1: in a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the
weather remained good"
2: in a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his
providentially destined role"
3: in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for
necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and
taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom."
[syn: prudently, providentially] [ant: imprudently] |
providently
(wn) | providently
adv 1: in a provident manner; "providently, he had saved up some
money for emergencies" [ant: improvidently] |
providential
(devil) | PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the
person so describing it.
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