noun
providence
Prudent preparation for future needs.
The old account praises her providence in storing food for winter.
Etymology
The parts express seeing ahead. Providence in this sense is practical foresight: anticipating future needs and making preparations for them.
More examples
- His providence spared the household later hardship.
- They credited the savings to careful providence.
- The passage contrasts providence with reckless spending.
Forms
providence
Similar words
- foresight
- Foresight emphasizes anticipating future needs.
- prudence
- Prudence includes careful judgment beyond advance preparation.