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 Definitions of Prudent  [ˈprud nt]  

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

1. (adj.) prudent
wise or judicious in practical affairs.

2.  prudent
discreet or circumspect; cautious.

3.  prudent
careful in providing for the future; provident.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < L prūdent- (s. of prūdēns), contr. of prōvidēnsprovident)

Definition of 'Prudent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) prudent
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
"a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"


Definition of 'Prudent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Prudent
sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior

2. (adj) Prudent
frugal; economical; not extravagant; as, a prudent woman; prudent expenditure of money


Translation of 'Prudent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: wise and careful
a prudent person/attitude.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: versigtig Arabic flag Arabic: عاقِل، حَكيم، حَذِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: благоразумен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: prudente Czech flag Czech: opatrný, moudrý German flag German: klug
Danish flag Danish: klog; forsigtig Greek flag Greek: συνετός, φρόνιμος Spanish flag Spanish: prudente
Estonian flag Estonian: ettevaatlik Farsi flag Farsi: محتاط Finnish flag Finnish: varovainen
French flag French: prudent Hebrew flag Hebrew: נָבוֹן וְזָהִיר Hindi flag Hindi: बुद्धिमान, विवेकी
Hungarian flag Hungarian: körültekintő Indonesian flag Indonesian: bijaksana Icelandic flag Icelandic: skynsamur
Italian flag Italian: prudent Japanese flag Japanese: 慎重な Korean flag Korean: 신중한
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: apdairus, atsargus Latvian flag Latvian: apdomīgs; piesardzīgs Malay flag Malay: cermat
Dutch flag Dutch: voorzichtig Norwegian flag Norwegian: klok, forsiktig Polish flag Polish: roztropny
Persian flag Persian: محتاط Pashto flag Pashto: پاملرونكى Portuguese flag Portuguese: prudente
Romanian flag Romanian: prudent Russian flag Russian: благоразумный Slovak flag Slovak: opatrný
Slovenian flag Slovenian: preudaren Serbian flag Serbian: razborit Swedish flag Swedish: klok, försiktig
Thai flag Thai: รอบคอบ Turkish flag Turkish: ihtiyatlı, akıllıca Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 謹慎的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розсудливий, розважливий Urdu flag Urdu: زيرک، ہوشيار Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khôn ngoan
Chinese flag Chinese: 谨慎的

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