prudence

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Synonyms: prudency, prudente, prudent, presence, pretence, credence, imprudence, purulence, prurience, pudency, pendence

Antonyms: prudency, prudente, prudent, presence, pretence, credence, imprudence, purulence, prurience, pudency, pendence

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[quality#Noun|quality]] or [[state#Noun|state]] of being [[prudent]]: [[circumspection]] and [[good#Adjective|good]] [[judgment]] in [[know#Verb|knowing]] how best to [[act#Verb|act]]; {{lb|en|countable|archaic}} an [[instance#Noun|instance]] of this.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|specifically}} {{synonym of|en|frugality|t=the quality of [[avoid]]ing [[unnecessary]] [[expenditure]]; [[economy]], [[parsimony]], [[thrift#Noun|thrift]], [[thriftiness]]}}.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}}

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|from=English}}, one of the [[Puritan]] virtue names.

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