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prudence    音标拼音: [pr'udəns]
n. 审慎,慎重,精明,节俭

审慎,慎重,精明,节俭

prudence
n 1: discretion in practical affairs [ant: {imprudence}]
2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants
showed great tact and discretion" [synonym: {discretion},
{discreetness}, {circumspection}, {prudence}]

Prudence \Pru"dence\, n. [F., fr. L. prudentia, contr. from
providentia. See {Prudent}, and cf. {Providence}.]
The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of
caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also,
economy; frugality.
[1913 Webster]

Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be
done, and due means, order, seasons, and method of
doing or not doing. --Sir M. Hale.
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Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed,
and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is
the relation of right means for given ends. --Whewell.
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Syn: Wisdom; forecast; providence; considerateness;
judiciousness; discretion; caution; circumspection;
judgment. See {Wisdom}.
[1913 Webster]

224 Moby Thesaurus words for "prudence":
abnegation, abstinence, acumen, advantage, advantageousness,
advisability, anticipation, appropriateness, astuteness, austerity,
austerity program, awareness, beneficialness, calculation, calm,
calmness, canniness, cardinal virtues, care, careful consideration,
carefulness, caution, cautiousness, chariness, charity,
circumspection, circumspectness, common sense, conservatism,
consideration, constraint, contemplation, continence, control,
convenience, cool, cool judgment, custodianship, custody, decency,
deliberate stages, deliberateness, deliberation, desirability,
discreetness, discretion, discrimination, dispassion, eagle eye,
economic planning, economicalness, economy, economy of means,
envisagement, envisionment, evenness, expedience, expediency,
faith, false economy, farseeingness, farsightedness, feasibility,
fitness, fittingness, forecast, foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse,
forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight, foresightedness,
forethought, fortitude, frugality, frugalness, fruitfulness,
gentleness, gingerliness, golden mean, good judgment,
good management, guard, guardedness, guardianship, happy medium,
hedge, hedging, heed, heedfulness, hesitation, hope, husbandry,
impartiality, insight, invigilation, judgement, judgment,
judiciousness, juste-milieu, justice, keenness, lenity,
longsightedness, looking ahead, lookout, love, management,
meden agan, middle way, mildness, mindfulness, moderateness,
moderation, moderationism, monitoring, natural virtues, neutrality,
nonviolence, nothing in excess, observance, opportuneness,
pacifism, parsimoniousness, parsimony, pawkiness, peeled eye,
penetration, percentage, percipience, perspicacity, planning,
policy, politicness, polity, precaution, prediction, preparation,
preparedness, prepublication, presence of mind, preview, prevision,
prior consultation, proctoring, profit, profitability, propriety,
prospect, prospection, providence, provision,
prudential administration, prudentialism, prudentialness, qui vive,
readiness, reflection, reflectiveness, regardfulness, repose,
restraint, rightness, safeness, safety first, sagaciousness,
sagacity, sageness, sapience, seasonableness, seemliness,
self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint,
serenity, sharp eye, shrewdness, slowness to act, sobriety,
solicitude, sound judgment, soundness of judgment, sparingness,
stability, steadiness, stewardship, suitability,
supernatural virtues, surveillance, tact, temperance,
temperateness, tentativeness, theological virtues, thoroughness,
thoughtfulness, thrift, thriftiness, tight purse strings,
timeliness, tranquillity, uncommunicativeness, unexcessiveness,
unextravagance, unextremeness, unprecipitateness, unwastefulness,
usefulness, via media, vigil, vigilance, wariness, watch,
watch and ward, watchful eye, watchfulness, watching, weather eye,
weighing, wisdom, wit, worthwhileness


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  • PRUDENCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of PRUDENCE is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason How to use prudence in a sentence
  • Prudence - Wikipedia
    The virtue of prudence is the ability to judge between virtuous and vicious actions, not only in a general sense, but with regard to appropriate actions at a given time and place
  • PRUDENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Since prudence determines what we should and should not do, its exercise is the focal point of ethics
  • prudence, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun prudence, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
  • PRUDENCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    PRUDENCE definition: the quality or fact of being prudent, or wise in practical affairs, as by providing for the future See examples of prudence used in a sentence
  • Prudence - definition of prudence by The Free Dictionary
    Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense: a prudent manager of money 2 Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future: a prudent investment
  • PRUDENCE Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
    Synonyms for PRUDENCE: carefulness, caution, care, circumspection, cautiousness, attentiveness, wariness, alertness; Antonyms of PRUDENCE: recklessness, carelessness, heedlessness, brashness, rashness, suddenness, hastiness, abruptness
  • Dear Prudence | Slate
    Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column and podcast, where Prudie responds to your questions about relationships at home, work, and beyond
  • Cardinal virtues - Wikipedia
    Prudence (φρόνησις, phrónēsis; Latin: prudentia; also wisdom, sophia, sapientia), the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time, with consideration of potential consequences; cautiousness
  • PRUDENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    Prudence is the mean between impulsiveness and over-cautiousness Sobriety and prudence must now take their place At the very least, the proper response for investors is greater prudence and caution Not only fairness demands it, but also fiscal prudence





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