Noun: prudence proo-d(u)n(t)s
- Discretion in practical affairs
"Her prudence in financial matters helped her avoid debt"
- Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
"the servants showed great tact and prudence";
- discretion, discreetness, circumspection
Derived forms: prudences
Type of: discernment, discretion, judgement, judgment, natural virtue, sagaciousness, sagacity
Antonym: imprudence
Encyclopedia: Prudence, West Virginia