Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being prudent.
- noun Regard for self-interest; worldly wisdom; policy.
- noun Knowledge; science. Compare
jurisprudence . - noun Synonyms Discretion, Providence, etc. (see
wisdom ), judiciousness, care, considerateness, caution, circumspection, judgment, wariness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
prudent ; wisdom in the way of caution and provision;discretion ;carefulness ; hence, also,economy ;frugality .
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- noun knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
- noun discretion in practical affairs
Etymologies
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Examples
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And Zeno of Cittium seems to incline somewhat to the same view, as he defines prudence in distribution as justice, in choice as self-control, in endurance as fortitude: and those who defend these views maintain that by the term prudence Zeno means knowledge.
Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch
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Says it's logical for McCain to show what he called prudence in the election cycle.
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Says it's logical for McCain to show what he called prudence in the election cycle.
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In what we call prudence, caution, and care, fear undoubtedly plays some part, and
Human Traits and their Social Significance Irwin Edman
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Our ethical conduct and fiscal prudence is beyond reproach.
David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart David Paul 2010
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Our ethical conduct and fiscal prudence is beyond reproach.
David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart David Paul 2010
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Our ethical conduct and fiscal prudence is beyond reproach.
David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart David Paul 2010
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The baseball analogy is inexact; drugs have been pushed out of sports not by a sudden increase in prudence, but by a testing-and-punishment regime that would be excessive in the typical workplace.
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Our ethical conduct and fiscal prudence is beyond reproach.
David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart David Paul 2010
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Our ethical conduct and fiscal prudence is beyond reproach.
David Paul: The Problem Is Not Jon Stewart David Paul 2010
sonofgroucho commented on the word prudence
I used to like this word, but, for various reasons, it now reminds me of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who I am finding increasingly disappointing and irritating!
January 6, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word prudence
I never really liked it, but now that it seems to be associated with former president George H.W. Bush, I hardly ever hear it anymore. Though actually that word is more properly prudent, not prudence...
January 7, 2008
gangerh commented on the word prudence
'Dear Prudence' - The Beatles.
February 8, 2008