different between unwary vs imprudent

English

Etymology

From un- +? wary. Compare Old English unwær (“unaware, unwary”) and unwærl?? (“unwary, heedless”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

unwary (comparative unwarier, superlative unwariest)

1. Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience
2. Unprepared; not watchful

Quotations

• 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

  Three little maids who, all unwary,
  Come from a ladies' seminary

Synonyms

• careless

Related terms

• unwarily

Translations

Anagrams

• runway, unwray

English

Etymology

From Middle French imprudent, from Latin impr?dens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + pr?dens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?ud?nt/

Adjective

imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)

1. Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

   Synonyms: indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent

   Antonym: prudent

   • 1711, John Strype, The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, volume 1.

     Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.

Derived terms

• imprudently

Related terms

• imprudence

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?dent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.p?u?den/

Adjective

imprudent (masculine and feminine plural imprudents)

1. imprudent, unwise

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudentment

Related terms

• imprudència

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Latin impr?dens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p?y.d??/

Adjective

imprudent (feminine singular imprudente, masculine plural imprudents, feminine plural imprudentes)

1. imprudent, rash

   Antonym: prudent

Derived terms

• imprudemment

Related terms

• imprudence

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French imprudent

Adjective

imprudent m or n (feminine singular imprudent?, masculine plural impruden?i, feminine and neuter plural imprudente)

1. imprudent

Declension