Definitions for provident

provident prov·i·dent

Spelling: [prov-i-duh nt]
IPA: /ˈprɒv ɪ dənt/

Provident is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 546 anagrams from letters in provident (deinoprtv).

Definitions for provident

adjective

  1. having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
  2. characterized by or proceeding from foresight:
  3. mindful in making provision (usually followed by of).
  4. economical; frugal; thrifty.

Origin of provident

1400-50; Middle English Latin prōvident- (stem of prōvidēns), present participle of prōvidēre to look out for, provide

Examples for provident

The squirrel is provident, but no more so than he is fastidious in the choice of his food.

Some of the provident produced bottles of oil of pennyroyal.

It is well to be provident and I'd paid for my meal in more than money.

If so, it will be harder for him to be provident, business-like.

There was in this youth a noiseless sagacity that seemed ever provident for Harold.

Mr. Weston had not been a rich man, nor had he been a far-seeing, provident man.

One of the prelates said, That even his provident will is not to be resisted.

The perils of the past two years had made him cool and provident.

Despite that negative result, he was placed into isolation—a provident decision.

However, we are not a provident race, and we are not likely to become one.

Word Value for provident
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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