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• Prudence — (lat.:prudentia) is classically considered to be a virtue, and indeed, one of the Cardinal Virtues. The word comes from Old French prudence (13th century), from Latin prudentia foresight, sagacity, contraction of providentia foresight. It is… …   Wikipedia

• prudence — pru·dence / prüd əns/ n: attentiveness to possible hazard: caution or circumspection as to danger or risk a person of ordinary prudence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prudence …   Law dictionary

• common sense — I noun acumen, astuteness, balanced judgment, calmness, clear thinking, composure, experience, experienced view, good judgment, good sense, intelligence, intuition, judgment, level headedness, logic, mental poise, native reason, natural sagacity …   Law dictionary

• common sense — [n] good reasoning acumen, cool, good sense, gumption, horse sense*, intelligence, levelheadedness, practicality, prudence, reasonableness, sense, sound judgment, soundness, wisdom, wit; concept 409 Ant. foolishness, impracticality, insanity,… …   New thesaurus

• prudence — noun 1) you have gone beyond the bounds of prudence Syn: wisdom, judgment, good judgment, common sense, sense, sagacity, shrewdness, advisability Ant: folly, recklessness 2) financial prudence …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Common sense — Sense Sense, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v. t.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• common sense — noun well, at least you had the common sense to call 911 Syn: good sense, sense, native wit, sensibleness, judgment, levelheadedness, prudence, discernment, canniness, astuteness, shrewdness, wisdom, insight, perception, perspicacity;… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• common sense — noun Syn: good sense, native wit, good judgement, level headedness, prudence, wisdom; informal horse sense, nous; Brit.; informal common; N.Amer.; informal smarts Ant: stupidity …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• prudence — Synonyms and related words: abnegation, abstinence, acumen, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, anticipation, appropriateness, astuteness, austerity, austerity program, awareness, beneficialness, calculation, calm, calmness, canniness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• common sense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. logic, reason (see intelligence, judgment). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. good sense, practicality, horse sense*; see judgment 1 , sense 2 , wisdom 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. good sense, savvy,… …   English dictionary for students

• prudence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discretion, carefulness, caution, circumspection, tact; policy, foresight; care, thought fulness, judiciousness. See virtue. Ant., imprudence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. caution, circumspection, judgment …   English dictionary for students