Noun providence has 4 senses
- Providence, capital of Rhode Island - the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
--1 is a kind of state capital
--1 is a part of Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RI
- providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence"
--2 is a kind of care, charge, tutelage, guardianship
- providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for His creatures
--3 is a kind of fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
- providence - the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
--4 is a kind of prudence
Antonyms: improvidence, shortsightedness
--4 has particulars: foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness
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