Found 2 items, similar to Provident.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: provident
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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Provident
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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