different between prudence vs deliberation

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)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• wisdom, forecast, providence, considerateness, judiciousness, discretion, caution, sagacity, circumspection, judgment
• See also Thesaurus:caution

Antonyms

• imprudence, recklessness, rashness

Translations

Anagrams

• uncreped

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)

1. 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).

English

Etymology

From Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberatioMorphologically deliberate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??l?b???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: de?lib?er?a?tion

Noun

deliberation (countable and uncountable, plural deliberations)

1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
   • 1863, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, 72

     The oftener the measure is brought under examination, the greater the diversity in the situations of those who are to examine it, the less must be the danger of those errors which flow from want of due deliberation, or of those missteps which proceed from the contagion of some common passion or interest.

2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure

Derived terms

• deliberational
• predeliberation

Translations

Middle French

Noun

deliberation f (plural deliberations)

1. deliberation; contemplation

Descendants

• French: délibération