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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 | Core Virtues
    The virtue of prudence, or “practical wisdom,” gives us the ability to reason correctly about the right course of action in any particular situation Unlike virtues that govern our fears or desires, prudence belongs to reason itself, guiding and directing all moral choices
  • 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 - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Use the noun prudence to describe sensible decisions about everyday life, like the prudence of people who spend their money wisely, saving as much as they can
  • 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 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
  • What Does prudence Mean? Definition Examples | Dictionary. net
    Learn what prudence means with clear definitions, pronunciation, synonyms, and real-world examples Simple explanations to help you use prudence correctly
  • PRUDENCE Definition Meaning
    Prudence (Latin: prudentia, a contraction of providentia meaning foresight) is fundamentally defined as the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason, directed toward the appropriate moral end





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