NOUN | attribute | imprudence | a lack of caution in practical affairs |
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Sounds | ihmpruw'dahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | A lack of caution in practical affairs. | |
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Narrower | heedlessness, mindlessness, rashness | The trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
improvidence, shortsightedness | A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources | |
Broader | incaution, incautiousness | The trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger |
Opposite | prudence | discretion in practical affairs |
Spanish | imprudencia | |
Catalan | imprudència | |
Adjectives | imprudent | not prudent or wise |
imprudent | lacking wise self-restraint |
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