different between carefulness vs prudence
carefulness
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English carfulnes (“care, anxiety, a charge, cure of souls, solicitude, carefulness, curiousness, curiosity”), equivalent to careful +? -ness.
Noun
carefulness (usually uncountable, plural carefulnesses)
- The state of being careful.
Translations
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prudence
English
Etymology
From Old French prudence, from Latin pr?dentia, alternative form of pr?videntia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?u?d?ns/
- Hyphenation: pru?dence
Noun
prudence (countable and uncountable, plural prudences)
- The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
- 1876, Samuel Austin Allibone, Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay, J.B. Lippincott, page 597,
- Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be done, and due means, order, seasons, and method of doing or not doing. - Sir Matthew Hale.
- Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends. - William Whewell.
- 1876, Samuel Austin Allibone, Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay, J.B. Lippincott, page 597,
Synonyms
- wisdom, forecast, providence, considerateness, judiciousness, discretion, caution, sagacity, circumspection, judgment
- See also Thesaurus:caution
Antonyms
- imprudence, recklessness, rashness
Translations
Anagrams
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French
Etymology
From Latin pr?dentia, contrasting from pr?videntia. See prudent, and confer providence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?y.d??s/
Noun
prudence f (plural prudences)
- prudence, caution, care
Derived terms
- prudence est mère de sûreté
Related terms
- prudent
Further reading
- “prudence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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