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 Definitions of Prudence  [ˈprud ns]  

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Definition of 'Prudence' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) prudence
the quality or fact of being prudent.

2.  prudence
wisdom with regard to practical matters.

3.  prudence
cautiousness; circumspection.

4.  prudence
provident care in the management of resources; economy.

Etymology:  (1300–50)

Definition of 'Prudence' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) prudence
discretion in practical affairs

2. (noun) discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
"the servants showed great tact and discretion"


Definition of 'Prudence' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Prudence
the quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality


Translation of 'Prudence' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: wisdom and caution.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: versigtigheid Arabic flag Arabic: تَعَقُّل، تَبَصُّر، حِكْم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: благоразумие
Brazilian flag Brazilian: prudência Czech flag Czech: opatrnost German flag German: die Klugheit
Danish flag Danish: klogskab; forsigtighed Greek flag Greek: σωφροσύνη, σύνεση Spanish flag Spanish: prudencia
Estonian flag Estonian: ettevaatlikkus Farsi flag Farsi: احتیاط Finnish flag Finnish: varovaisuus
French flag French: prudence Hebrew flag Hebrew: תְּבוּנָה Hindi flag Hindi: बुद्धिमानी, समझदारी
Hungarian flag Hungarian: óvatosság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kebijaksanaan Icelandic flag Icelandic: skynsemi, fyrirhyggja
Italian flag Italian: prudenza Japanese flag Japanese: 慎重さ Korean flag Korean: 신중함
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: apdairumas Latvian flag Latvian: apdomība; piesardzība Malay flag Malay: sikap yg cermat
Dutch flag Dutch: voorzichtigheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: klokskap, forsiktighet Polish flag Polish: roztropność
Persian flag Persian: احتیاط Pashto flag Pashto: پاملرنه Portuguese flag Portuguese: prudência
Romanian flag Romanian: pru­denţă Russian flag Russian: благоразумие; осторожност Slovak flag Slovak: opatrnosť
Slovenian flag Slovenian: preudarnost Serbian flag Serbian: razboritost Swedish flag Swedish: klokhet, försiktighet
Thai flag Thai: ความรอบคอบ Turkish flag Turkish: ihtiyat Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 謹慎
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розсудливість; обачність Urdu flag Urdu: ہوشياري، زيرکي Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự cẩn trọng
Chinese flag Chinese: 谨慎

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