prudent

adj.

1. Wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense.
2. Careful in regard to one's own interests; provident.
3. Careful about one's conduct; circumspect.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prūdēns, prūdent-, contraction of prōvidēns, present participle of prōvidēre, to provide for. See provide.]

prudently pru'dent·ly adv.

adjective

1. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound², well-founded, well-grounded, wise¹. See reason/unreason, sane/insane.
2. Careful in the use of material resources: canny, chary, economical, frugal, provident, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty. See careful/careless, save/waste.
3. Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error: careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, wary. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: wise, sensible in action and thought
Antonyms: careless, imprudent, incautious, unwise

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IN BRIEF: Careful in a sensible way.

A prudent person profits from personal experience, a wise one from the experience of others. — Dr. Joseph Collins

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klog, forsigtig, velbetænkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig, verstandig

Français (French)
adj. - prudent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorsichtig, überlegt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γνωστικός, συνετός, σώφρων, φρόνιμος

Italiano (Italian)
prudente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prudente

Русский (Russian)
благоразумный, расчетливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prudente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klok, försiktig, förståndig, välbetänkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
审慎的, 小心的, 节俭的, 精明的, 善于经营的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 審慎的, 小心的, 節儉的, 精明的, 善於經營的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신중한, 조심성 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 慎重な, 分別のある, 倹約する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محترس, , فطين, متدبر للعواقب, عاقل, غير مبذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זהיר, פיקח, שוקל צעדיו‬

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