Prudent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of prudent ; a · marked by wisdom or judiciousness ; b · shrewd in the management of practical affairs ; c · marked by circumspection : discreet ; d ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut prudent adjective SaveWord pru·​dent |\ˈprü-dᵊnt \ Definitionofprudent :characterizedby,arisingfrom,orshowingprudence:suchas a :markedbywisdomorjudiciousness prudentadvice b :shrewdinthemanagementofpracticalaffairs prudentinvestors c :markedbycircumspection:discreet d :provident,frugal OtherWordsfromprudent Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym ItIsPrudenttoReadUponThisWordHistory ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutprudent OtherWordsfromprudent prudently adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforprudent Synonyms discreet,intelligent,judgmatic(orjudgmatical),judicious Antonyms imprudent,indiscreet,injudicious VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforprudent wise,sage,sapient,judicious,prudent,sensible,sanemeanhavingorshowingsoundjudgment.wisesuggestsgreatunderstandingofpeopleandofsituationsandunusualdiscernmentandjudgmentindealingwiththem. wisebeyondhistenderyears sagesuggestswideexperience,greatlearning,andwisdom. thesageadviceofmyfather sapientsuggestsgreatsagacityanddiscernment. thesapientmusingsofanoldphilosopher judiciousstressesacapacityforreachingwisedecisionsorjustconclusions. judiciousparentsusingkindnessanddisciplineinequalmeasure prudentsuggeststheexerciseofrestraintguidedbysoundpracticalwisdomanddiscretion. aprudentdecisiontowaitoutthestorm sensibleappliestoactionguidedandrestrainedbygoodsenseandrationality. asensiblewomanwhowasnotfooledbyflattery sanestressesmentalsoundness,rationality,andlevelheadedness. remainedsaneevenintimesofcrises ItIsPrudenttoReadUponThisWordHistory PrudentarrivedinMiddleEnglisharoundthe14thcenturyandtracesback,bywayofMiddleFrench,totheLatinverbprovidēre,meaning"toseeahead,foresee,provide(for)."Providēre"combinespro-,meaning"before,andvidēre,meaning"tosee,anditmaylookfamiliartoyou;itisalsothesourceofour"provide,""provident,""provision,"and"improvise.""Vidēre"alsohasmanyEnglishoffspring,including"evident,""supervise,""video,"and"vision." ExamplesofprudentinaSentence Anendlesswarisnotalwaysthemostmoralorthemostprudentcourseofaction. —RichardA.Posner,NewRepublic,2Sept.2002 WemissedtheMassforSt.RoseofLima,who,thoughprudent,hadfailedtobemartyredandwasthereforeonlysecond-string. —DarrylPinckney,HighCotton,1992 Prudentburnerstakeseveralprecautions.Burningoneoftwoborderingfields,theywettheedgeofoneortheother,usuallytheonebeingburned,topreventtheflamesfromjumping. —AlecWilkinson,BigSugar,1989 Sincetheinexplicablepowerofamagnetizedneedleto"find"thenorthsmackedofblackmagic… .Formanydecadestheprudentseacaptainconsultedhiscompasssecretly. —DanielJ.Boorstin,TheDiscoverers,1983 Healwayslistenedtoherprudentadvice. Youmadeaprudentchoice. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Also,givenTamiflu’shistory,ademandfordatatransparencyandindependentreviewwouldbeprudent. — PaulFenyves,STAT,19May2022 TheAmericanresponsehasbeenflexibleandadaptive,whilebeingprudentinworkingtonotprovokeawiderwar. — BaltimoreSun,18May2022 ButtheapplicationofmaterialESGinformationdoesn’thavetobesolelyforprudentriskmanagement. — MartinJarzebowski,Forbes,3May2022 Atleastonesurprisingconsignment,amarvelous1930Picassopaintingunseeninpublicforsixdecades,isafineexampleofprudentcollectionmanagementthatstandstosubstantiallystrengthenitsowner’seducationalmission. — LosAngelesTimes,18Oct.2021 Inthemeantime,prudentmanagementrequiresthatthegovernmentplanforthepossibilityofalapseinfunding. — CompiledDemocrat-gazetteStaffFromWireReports,ArkansasOnline,24Sep.2021 Temporaryreductioninactivityuntilthepaingetsundercontrolisprudent. — Dr.KeithRoach,oregonlive,5May2022 Ontheonehand,theurgencytoprepareforthefallmaybeprudent. — BethMole,ArsTechnica,4May2022 Iffoundationalelementsareinplaceanddiversity,equity,andinclusionstrategiesareinplace,addressingconcernsaboutpoormanagerbehaviorsisprudent. — SimoneE.Morris,Forbes,30Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'prudent.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofprudent 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforprudent MiddleEnglish,fromMiddleFrench,fromLatinprudent-,prudens,contractionofprovident-,providens—moreatprovident LearnMoreAboutprudent Shareprudent PosttheDefinitionofprudenttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofprudentonTwitter TimeTravelerforprudent Thefirstknownuseofprudentwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury ListentoOurPodcastAboutprudent ThememusicbyJoshuaStamper©2006NewJerusalemMusic/ASCAP GetWordoftheDaydeliveredtoyourinbox! SignUp DictionaryEntriesNearprudent prudence prudent prudential SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforprudent LastUpdated 24May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Prudent.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prudent.Accessed9Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforprudent prudent adjective pru·​dent |\ˈprü-dᵊnt \ KidsDefinitionofprudent :wiseandcarefulinactionorjudgment OtherWordsfromprudent prudently adverb prudent adjective pru·​dent |\ˈprüd-ᵊnt \ Legal Definitionofprudent :characterizedby,arisingfrom,orshowingprudence OtherWordsfromprudent prudently adverb MorefromMerriam-Websteronprudent Nglish:TranslationofprudentforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofprudentforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY evanescent SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NameThatColor Namethatcolor: chartreuse aqua amaranth cinnabar Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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