prudence

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noun

Plural noun:

prudences

1.
(uncountable)The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.
Đồng nghĩa: cautel, discretion, farsightedness, foresightedness, judiciousness, providence, prudentness, prudency
2.
(specifically, uncountable)Synonym of frugality (“the quality of avoiding unnecessary expenditure; economy, parsimony, thrift, thriftiness”).
Đồng nghĩa: frugality
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of providence (“preparation for the future; foresight”).
Đồng nghĩa: providence
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of wisdom (“an element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise; wise advice”).
Đồng nghĩa: sagacity, acuity, astuteness, clairvoyance, discernment, discrimination, gumption, insight, nous, penetration, perspicacity, prudence, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageliness, sageness, sapience, savvy, sharpness, sophy, understanding, wisdom, wiseness, wit, wisdom

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Đồng nghĩa

cauteldiscretionfarsightednessforesightednessjudiciousnessprovidenceprudentnessprudencyfrugality sagacity acuityastutenessclairvoyancediscernmentdiscrimination gumption insight nous penetration perspicacity

Trái nghĩa

imprudencerashness recklessness unprudence

Cùng gốc / liên quan

macroprudencemicroprudenceunprudenceunprudence obsolete

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English prudence, from prudence, Middle French prudence, and Old French prudence (common sense; wisdom) (modern prudence), and from their etymon Latin prūdentia, from prūdent- (the stem of prūdēns (knowledgeable, skilful; wise, prudent)) + -ia. Prūdēns is a contraction of prōvidēns (caring for; foreseeing;