PRUDENT

prudent

(adjective) careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; “a prudent manager”; “prudent rulers”; “prudent hesitation”; “more prudent to hide than to fight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

prudent (comparative more prudent, superlative most prudent)

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; — opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence

Practically wise, judicious, shrewd

Frugal; economical; not extravagant;

Synonyms

• (sagacious in adapting means to ends): See Thesaurus:cautious

• (practically wise): See Thesaurus:wise

• (frugal): See Thesaurus:frugal

• considerate, provident

Antonyms

• imprudent

Anagrams

• prunted, uptrend

Source: Wiktionary


Pru"dent, a. Etym: [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; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior. Moses established a grave and prudent law. Milton.

2. Frugal; economical; not extravagant; as, a prudent woman; prudent expenditure of money.

Syn.

– Cautious; wary; circumspect; considerate; discreet; judicious; provident; economical; frugal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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