different between prudent vs foxy

English

Etymology

From Middle English prudent, from Old French prudent, from Latin pr?d?ns, contracted from pr?vid?ns (“foresight”) (English providence), the past participle of pr?vide? (“I forsee”). Unrelated to prude.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?u?d?nt/

Adjective

prudent (comparative more prudent, superlative most prudent)

1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

   Synonyms: careful, considerate, discreet; see also Thesaurus:cautious

   • 1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce

     Moses established a grave and prudent law.

2. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wise

3. Frugal, economical.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frugal

   Antonym: extravagant

Antonyms

• imprudent

Derived terms

• prudence
• prudently

Related terms

• jurisprudence
• prudence
• prudential
• provident

Translations

Anagrams

• prunted, uptrend

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pr?d?ns.

Adjective

prudent (masculine and feminine plural prudents)

1. prudent

Derived terms

• prudentment

Related terms

• prudència

Further reading

• “prudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “prudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?d?ns, pr?d?ntem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?y.d??/

Adjective

prudent (feminine singular prudente, masculine plural prudents, feminine plural prudentes)

1. prudent, careful, cautious

Antonyms

• imprudent

Related terms

• prudence

Further reading

• “prudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prudent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pru?dent/

Adjective

prudent m or n (feminine singular prudent?, masculine plural pruden?i, feminine and neuter plural prudente)

1. prudent, careful, cautious

Declension

Synonyms

• precaut, atent, îngrijit

Related terms

• pruden??

English

Etymology

From fox +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ksi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?ksi/
• Rhymes: -?ksi
• Hyphenation: fox?y

Adjective

foxy (comparative foxier, superlative foxiest)

1. Having the qualities of a fox.
2. Cunning, sly.
3. Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
4. (of a person, especially a woman) Reddish-brown haired.
5. (art) Using too much of the reddish-brown colours.
   • 1844, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Lectures on Painting and Design:

     His eye for colour was so exquisite that I do not think there is a single instance in all his works of a heated tint which is called foxy. This cannot be said of Rubens or Rembrandt […]

   • 1870, Frederick Peter Seguier, A Critical and Commercial Dictionary of the Works of Painters:

     Although the skies of Brydael's pictures are often broken with rather heavy masses of orange and yellow clouds, yet, taking him altogether, he was not a 'foxy' painter; on the contrary, there is a silvery coolness about some of his pictures which pleases us.

6. (of wine) Having an animal-like odour.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:sexy

Translations