English → Latin
“improvident” in Latin
imprōvidusnot looking before; improvident; suddenincautusincautious, heedless, reckless, unsuspecting, improvident, in one’s ignorance, not careful, careless; unforeseen, unexpeincōnsīderātusthoughtless, heedless, inconsiderate; recklesstemerāriusaccidental; casual, rash, heedless; reckless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
improvident
improvidus (not looking forward, to provide against distant dangers, etc.): incautus (incautious; opposed to prudens). (The words are found in this connection and order.) improvidus incautusque; improvidus et negligens: inconsideratus (acting without reflection, and a due examination and estimate of circumstances). (The words are found in this connection and order.) levis atque inconsideratus (Cic., of persons): temerarius (rash).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for improvident?
- The usual Latin words for “improvident” are imprōvidus, incautus, incōnsīderātus; also temerārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.