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1. prudence
noun. ['ˈpruːdəns'] discretion in practical affairs.
Antonyms
Etymology
- prudence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Prudence
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- absence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
Sentences with prudence
1. Noun, singular or mass
While exercising prudence in the workplace is important, it is a mistake to always withhold your opinion.
Quotes about prudence
1. It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
- Mark Twain
2. She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.
- Jane Austen, Persuasion
3. If you were mine, I'd never leave you, Prudence. I couldn't.
- Anne Gracie, The Perfect Rake
2. prudence
noun. ['ˈpruːdəns'] knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prudence (Old French (842-ca. 1400))