NOUN | location | Providence, capital of Rhode Island | the capital and largest city of Rhode Island |
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act | providence | the guardianship and control exercised by a deity | |
state | providence | a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures / creatures | |
attribute | providence | the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources |
Sounds | praa'vahdahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | The capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University. | |
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Synonym | capital of Rhode Island | |
Instance of | state capital | The capital city of a political subdivision of a country |
Part of | Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI, R.I. | A state in New England |
Spanish | Providence | |
Catalan | Providence |
Meaning | The guardianship and control exercised by a deity. | |
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Example | "divine providence" | |
Broader | care, charge, tutelage, guardianship | Attention and management implying responsibility for safety |
Spanish | providencia | |
Catalan | providència | |
Adjectives | providential | resulting from divine providence |
Meaning | A manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures / creatures. | |
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Broader | fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion | Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens / happens to you) |
Spanish | Providencia, providencia | |
Adjectives | providential | relating to or characteristic of providence |
providential | resulting from divine providence |
Meaning | The prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources. | |
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Narrower | foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness | providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
Broader | prudence | discretion in practical affairs |
Opposite | improvidence, shortsightedness | A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources |
Spanish | previsión, providencia | |
Adjectives | provident | providing carefully for the future |
provident | careful in regard to your own interests |
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