prudent

prudent
adj
1. sensible, level-headed, judicious, sagacious, sage, discreet, circumspect; thoughtful, reflecting, sapient, sober, sane, moderate, reasonable, rational, sound, full of common sense; cool, wary, heedful, vigilant, advertent, attentive, guarded, chary.
2. careful, cautious, practical, shrewd, discerning, discriminating, selective, calculating, canny, politic, considerate.
3. provident, prudential, forehanded, foreseeing, farsighted, precautious, precautionary, looking or planning ahead, saving for a rainy day; prepared, safe, forearmed, well-advised, worldly-wise, wide-awake, seeing beyond the end of one's nose; economical, saving, sparing, thrifty, chary, frugal, parsimonious.

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  • prudent — prudent, ente [ prydɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1090 « sage, plein d expérience »; lat. prudens 1 ♦ (1573) Qui a, montre de la prudence. ⇒ circonspect, prévoyant, réfléchi, sage . Ses déboires l ont rendu prudent. Il est trop prudent pour brusquer les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • prudent — PRUDÉNT, Ă, prudenţi, te, adj. Care se fereşte de tot ce ar putea să i producă un neajuns, să l primejduiască; prevăzător, circumspect, precaut. – Din fr. prudent, lat. prudens, ntis. Trimis de RACAI, 22.11.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  Prudent ≠… …   Dicționar Român

  • prudent — pru‧dent [ˈpruːdnt] adjective 1. sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks: • These must be prudent loans requiring the buyer to put in significant capital. 2. ACCOUNTING following the rule that a business should not… …   Financial and business terms

  • prudent — 1 judicious, sensible, sane, *wise, sage, sapient Analogous words: *intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, alert: *shrewd, perspicacious, sagacious, astute: disciplined, schooled (see TEACH) 2 provident, foresighted, forethoughtful, discreet (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Prudent — Pru dent, a. [L. prudens, entis, contr. from providens: cf. F. prudent. See {Provident}.] 1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prudent — prudent, ente (pru dan, dan t ) adj. 1°   Qui a de la prudence. •   C était la femme prudente qui est donnée proprement par le Seigneur, BOSSUET Mar. Thér.. •   Plus prudent dans les affaires du siècle que le ministre de la pénitence, qui souvent …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • prudent — pru·dent / prüd ənt/ adj: characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence pru·dent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prudent …   Law dictionary

  • prudent — late 14c., from Fr. prudent (c.1300), from L. prudentem (nom. prudens) knowing, skilled, sagacious, circumspect; rarely in lit. sense foreseeing; contraction of providens, prp. of providere to foresee (see PROVIDE (Cf. provide)). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • prudent — prudent, prudential, prudish While prudent is a judgemental word meaning ‘circumspect, judicious’, prudential is merely descriptive in identifying actions and attitudes that have to do with prudence, e.g. prudential motives are motives determined …   Modern English usage

  • prudent — et sage, qui prouvoit à ce qu il doit faire ou laisser, Prudens, Circunspectus. Prudent conseil, Scitum consilium …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • prudent — Prudent, [pruden]te. adj. Qui a de la Prudence, qui est doüé de Prudence. C est un homme tres prudent. une femme tres prudente. Il se dit aussi de la conduite dans les affaires du monde, & des choses qui y ont rapport. Il a tenu une conduite tres …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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