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improvidence vs profligacy

profligacy vs improvidence

improvidence and profligacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
improvidence Yes No No No
profligacy Yes No No No
As nouns, profligacy is a hyponym of improvidence; that is, profligacy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than improvidence:
  • improvidence: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
  • profligacy: the trait of spending extravagantly
Other hyponyms of improvidence include extravagance, prodigality, thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness.
improvidence (noun) profligacy (noun)
a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
the trait of spending extravagantly
Difference between improvidence and profligacy

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