imprudence
noun/ɪmˈpɹuːdn̩s/
Etymology
From im- + prudence. From Middle French imprudence, from Latin imprudentia.
- derived from imprudentia
- derived from imprudence
Definitions
The quality or state of being imprudent
The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
- [Hamilton were to have said:] nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.
An imprudent act.
- At about the age of twenty-three, to crown his other imprudences, he married, without improving his reduced circumstances thereby.
- Yes, for six months he threw all his medicines in the fire, and designedly committed all sorts of imprudences.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for imprudence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA