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Ability of a person to regulate themselves with the use of reason
Prudence (Latin: prudentia, contracted from providentia meaning "seeing ahead, sagacity") is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of
Prudence
Topics referred to by the same term
Imprudence. Prudence may also refer to: Prudence (novel), a romance by Jilly Cooper Herreshoff Prudence, an American sailboat design Prudence (given name)
Prudence_(disambiguation)
1968 song by the Beatles
"Dear Prudence" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "the White Album"). The song was
Dear_Prudence
New Zealand track cyclist (born 2003)
Prudence Fowler (born 13 January 2003) is a New Zealand track cyclist. She was a bronze medallist at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in
Prudence_Fowler
Australian and British business executive (born 1958)
Prudence MacLeod (née Murdoch; born August 1958) is an Australian and British philanthropist and business executive in the media industry. She is the eldest
Prudence_MacLeod
American female vocal duo
(born August 15, 1942) and Prudence Ann McIntyre (July 12, 1945 – September 15, 2023), known professionally as Patience & Prudence, were two sisters who were
Patience_and_Prudence
Prudence Nyamishana is a Ugandan human rights defender, writer and communications strategist specializing in women’s rights, digital participation advocacy
Prudence_Nyamishana
American meditation instructor, film producer, and writer
Prudence Anne Villiers Farrow Bruns (born January 20, 1948) is an American author, meditation teacher, and film producer. She is a daughter of film director
Prudence_Farrow
Pen name used by women home economics writers
Prudence Penny was a pen name used by women home economics writers and editors - and one man - in various Hearst newspapers in America, starting in the
Prudence_Penny
Virtues of mind and character
are four virtues of mind and character in classical philosophy. They are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. They form a virtue theory of ethics
Cardinal_virtues
South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer (born 1940)
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, DBE (born 18 February 1940) is a South African and British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer, novelist, chef, and
Prue_Leith
British ballerina and actress (1914–1995)
Prudence Hyman (January 1914 – 1 June 1995) was a British ballerina and actress. She was born Prudence Hythe in London in January 1914. In the 1960s, she
Prudence_Hyman
American actress (born 1996)
her roles as Gaia on The CW science fiction television series The 100, Prudence on the Netflix original series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marienne
Tati_Gabrielle
American civil rights pioneer (1803–1890)
Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 27, 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the Canterbury Female Boarding School in Canterbury
Prudence_Crandall
British fashion journalist and author
Prudence Loveday Glynn, Baroness Windlesham (22 January 1935 – 24 September 1986), was a British fashion journalist and author, best known for her long-running
Prudence_Glynn
Belgian comic series
Prudence Petitpas was a Belgian comics series, created by Maurice Maréchal. Prudence Petitpas is a humoristic series about an old lady, Prudence Petitpas
Prudence_Petitpas
Painting by Titian
The Allegory of Prudence (c. 1550–1565) is an oil-on-canvas painting attributed to the Italian artist Titian and his assistants. The painting portrays
Allegory_of_Prudence
Name list
Prudence is a feminine given name. The name is a Medieval form of the Latin Prudentia, meaning prudence, i.e. good judgement. The usual diminutive or
Prudence_(given_name)
Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, US
41°37′01″N 71°18′59″W / 41.6170°N 71.3164°W / 41.6170; -71.3164 Prudence Island is the third-largest island in Narragansett Bay (after Aquidneck Island
Prudence_Island
Prudence Lee (died 10 April 1652) was an English woman who was executed for murder in London. She was put on trial for murdering her husband Philip Lee
Prudence_Lee
1968 British film by Fielder Cook
Prudence and the Pill is a 1968 British comedy film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Fielder Cook and Ronald Neame and produced by Kenneth
Prudence_and_the_Pill
1978 novel by Jilly Cooper
Prudence: a comedy of Eros is a 1978 romance novel by English author Jilly Cooper. Set in the Lake District, the plot evolves around the love lives of
Prudence_(novel)
1953 novel by Barbara Pym
Jane and Prudence is the third novel by Barbara Pym, first published in 1953. Jane Cleveland, aged 41, is married to a clergyman who has recently taken
Jane_and_Prudence
Canadian painter (1896–1947)
Prudence Heward (July 2, 1896 – March 19, 1947) was a Canadian figure painter, known for using acidic colour, a sculptural treatment, and giving an intense
Prudence_Heward
Column in Slate magazine
Dear Prudence is an advice column appearing several times weekly in the online magazine Slate and syndicated to over 200 newspapers. The column was initiated
Dear_Prudence_(advice_column)
Prudence "Pru" Cummings Wright (26 November 1740 – 2 December 1824) was a militia commander during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Dunstable, Massachusetts
Prudence_Wright
2010 American film
Music by Prudence is a 2010 short documentary film directed by Roger Ross Williams. It tells the story of the then 24-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter
Music_by_Prudence
Zimbabwean singer
Prudence Mabhena is a Zimbabwean singer. Prudence Mabhena was born with Arthrogryposis, and was severely disabled. The society she was born into considers
Prudence_Mabhena
American actress (born 1964)
her career as a child actress and rose to prominence from her roles as Prudence Everett in Nanny and the Professor (1970–1971), Olga in Little House on
Kim_Richards
South African middle-distance runner (born 2002)
Prudence Tebogo Sekgodiso OLY (born 5 January 2002), also spelled Prudence Sekgodisa, is a South African middle-distance runner specializing in the 800
Prudence_Sekgodiso
Seven virtues in Christian tradition
history, the seven heavenly virtues combine the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance, with the three theological virtues
Seven_virtues
English television director and producer
Prudence Mary Fitzgerald (18 January 1930 – 6 September 2018) was an English television director and producer. She was known for directing and producing
Prudence_Fitzgerald
Oceanid of Greek mythology
poems. The Stoic commentators allegorised Metis as the embodiment of "prudence", "wisdom" or "wise counsel", in which form she was inherited by the Renaissance
Metis_(mythology)
American media producer
Prudence Fenton is an American film, television and music video producer. She won a Grammy for producing and co-creating the music video for Peter Gabriel's
Prudence_Fenton
American sociologist
Prudence Carter is an American sociologist. She is a Sarah and Joseph Jr. Dowling Professor of Sociology at Brown University. She was the 114th president
Prudence_Carter
Musical artist
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan (born 10 December 1964) is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. A Golden Horse Award winner and platinum selling singer, she has
Prudence_Liew
British alternative pop band
Dear Prudence are an alternative pop five-piece-band from Brighton fronted by Madeline Poncia. Dear Prudence formed in late 2011 and signed to London
Dear_Prudence_(band)
American folk and jazz singer (born 1952)
Prudence Johnson is an American folk and jazz singer. Johnson grew up in a musical family in Moose Lake, Minnesota. She earned a bachelor's degree in international
Prudence_Johnson
British fashion designer
Prudence Millinery designs and makes couture hats for major designers all over the world. Prudence was born in New-York, USA. A graduate of New York's
Prudence_Millinery
Marvel Comics fictional character
Professor X is forced to make Mystique his secret agent, as his previous one, Prudence Leighton, has died and Mystique is the only one suitable to complete the
Mystique_(character)
American diplomat (born 1946)
Prudence Bushnell (born 1946) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Kenya from 1996 to 1999 and as United States Ambassador
Prudence_Bushnell
2010 French film
Dear Prudence (French: Belle Épine; lit. 'Beautiful thorn') is a 2010 French drama film and the directorial debut of Rebecca Zlotowski. The film stars
Dear_Prudence_(2010_film)
South African activist (1971–2017)
Prudence Nobantu Mabele (21 July 1971 – 10 July 2017) was a South African activist who advocated for the rights of women and children living with HIV/AIDS
Prudence_Nobantu_Mabele
Topics referred to by the same term
"Dear Prudence" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Dear Prudence may also refer to: Dear Prudence (advice column), an advice column in the
Dear Prudence (disambiguation)
Dear_Prudence_(disambiguation)
Fictional characters in Agatha Christie mysteries
of Agatha Christie. Their full names are Thomas Beresford and his wife Prudence (née Cowley). Tommy and Tuppence first appeared in Christie's The Secret
Tommy_and_Tuppence
2008 American TV series or program
Prudence aired on January 8, 2011. Prudence Macintyre (Jane Seymour) is the host of the fictitious hit "do-it-yourself" television show Dear Prudence
Dear_Prudence_(2008_film)
English rock band (1960–1970)
weeks, leaving his bandmates to record "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "Dear Prudence" as a trio, with McCartney filling in on drums. Lennon had lost interest
The_Beatles
American actress (1907–2003)
Fielding Baker Evelyn Longman Batchelder Catharine Beecher Jody Cohen Prudence Crandall Katharine Seymour Day Fidelia Fielding Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Katharine_Hepburn
Lighthouse
The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest
Prudence_Island_Light
1926 song by Gene Austin
revived by Frankie Laine in 1952, and recorded again in 1956 by Patience and Prudence, whose version reached #4 on the Billboard charts; they recorded it again
Tonight_You_Belong_to_Me
Swedish footballer
Herve Patient Prudence Nshimirimana (born 15 August 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Landskrona BoIS. Prudence started playing football at
Passi_Prudence
1916 silent film directed by William Parke
Prudence the Pirate is a lost 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William Parke and starring Gladys Hulette. It was produced by Thanhouser
Prudence_the_Pirate
School in Panvel, Maharashtra, India
Prudence International School was a private, international, co-educational boarding and day school in Panvel, Maharashtra, India. It operates from pre-primary
Prudence_International_School
Former building in Manhattan, New York
The Prudence Building, or Prudence Bonds Building, was a fourteen-story edifice at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 43rd Street, in Midtown Manhattan
Prudence_Building
Finnish-French singer (born 1982)
composed the original score. She released her first LP under the name Prudence, "Beginnings" in 2021, collaborating with various producers such as Xavier
Olivia_Merilahti
1920 film by John S. Robertson
Away Goes Prudence is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This picture was directed
Away_Goes_Prudence
Prudence was built in Philadelphia in 1796. Between 1801 and 1803 she made two complete voyages from Liverpool as a slave ship in the triangular trade
Prudence_(1796_ship)
English javelin thrower
Prudence Elizabeth French (born 1950), is a female former athlete who competed for England. French finished third behind Sue Platt in the javelin throw
Prudence_French
American actress (born 1986)
About You Shannon Episode: "Like a Virgin (Kinda)" 2004 Two and a Half Men Prudence Episode: "Camel Filters and Pheromones" The Help Cassandra Ridgeway 3 episodes
Megan_Fox
American businessman (born 1964)
O'Reilly agreed with. His business practices projected a public image of prudence and parsimony with his own wealth and that of Amazon. Throughout the early
Jeff_Bezos
2007 film by Julie Taymor
In Dayton, Ohio, cheerleader Prudence pines for another member of her all-female cheerleader squad in high school. Prudence then drops out of school in
Across_the_Universe_(film)
US law guiding investment decisions for nonprofits
unless the board can show that the spending meets UPMIFA's standards of prudence. This board-approved spending policy must be based on the average market
Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
Uniform_Prudent_Management_of_Institutional_Funds_Act
1919 film
Prudence on Broadway is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Olive Thomas. It was produced and distributed by
Prudence_on_Broadway
American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1975)
They're Playing Our Song Sonia Walsk Gerald W. Lynch Theatre Concert Trust Prudence Second Stage Theatre Off-Broadway 2011–2012 Anything Goes Reno Sweeney
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Video-focused social media platform
block children". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2026. Lee, Rachel; Luttrell, Prudence; Johnson, Matthew; Garnaut, John (14 March 2023). "TikTok, ByteDance, and
TikTok
1647 book by Baltasar Gracián
The courtier's oracle, or, The art of prudence, 1694 translation.
The_Art_of_Worldly_Wisdom
Country in East Asia
Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica. ISBN 978-957-9046-78-7. Chou, Chuing Prudence; Ho, Ai-Hsin (2007). "Schooling in Taiwan". In Postiglione, Gerard A.;
Taiwan
Historic house in Connecticut, United States
The Prudence Crandall Museum is a historic house museum, sometimes called the Elisha Payne House for its previous owner. It is located on the southwest
Prudence_Crandall_Museum
American philosopher (born 1940)
Sister Mary Prudence Allen RSM (born 21 July 1940) is an American philosopher who converted to Catholicism and joined the Religious Sisters of Mercy. In
Prudence_Allen
English actress and writer (born 1933)
Baretta Lynn Stiles Episode: "Pay or Die" Police Woman Lorelei Frank / Prudence Clark Episodes: "The Pawn Shop" and "The Trick Book" Arthur Hailey's the
Joan_Collins
Australian politician
Prudence Ann Car (née Guillaume; born 21 October 1982) is an Australian politician who has served as the deputy premier of New South Wales, Minister for
Prue_Car
1634 play written by Tirso de Molina
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Prudence in Woman (Spanish: La prudencia en la mujer) is a play written by the Spanish playwright
Prudence_in_Woman
Australian fashion designer
referred to as "Australia's golden girl of fashion" during the 1960s. Prudence Leigh Acton was born in Benalla, Victoria and educated at Firbank Anglican
Prue_Acton
Comics character
Prudence & Caution is a comic book series that was published by Defiant Comics in 1994. Only two issues were published, during the months of May and June
Prudence_&_Caution
Offshore supply vessel
VOS Prudence is a ship originally built as an offshore supply vessel for the shipping company Vroon Offshore Services. The ship was built as the first
VOS_Prudence
French-English actress
(born 18 November 1986) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Prudence in the E! soap opera The Royals, and for her role as Vinda Rosier in Fantastic
Poppy_Corby-Tuech
1470 painting by Piero del Pollaiuolo
Prudence is a 1470 oil on panel painting by Piero del Pollaiuolo, now in the Uffizi in Florence. Florence's Tribunale della Mercanzia (the body overseeing
Prudence_(Pollaiuolo)
American actress
Kathy Kinney is an American actress and comedian. After appearing as Prudence Godard on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1989–1990), she achieved fame with her
Kathy_Kinney
American author and activist (1880–1968)
Fielding Baker Evelyn Longman Batchelder Catharine Beecher Jody Cohen Prudence Crandall Katharine Seymour Day Fidelia Fielding Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Helen_Keller
French-Italian writer and feminist (1801–1879)
Hortense Allart de Méritens (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɑ̃s alaʁ] ; pseudonym Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx; 7 September 1801 – 28 February 1879) was an Italian-French
Hortense_Allart
Country in East Africa
and procurement of armoured personnel carriers. Further, the wisdom and prudence of certain decisions of procurement have been publicly questioned. Kenya
Kenya
American artist (1758–1784)
Prudence Punderson Rossiter (July 28, 1758[citation needed] – September 16, 1784) was an American artist known for her needlework pictures. Originally
Prudence_Punderson_Rossiter
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
Taurus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4175-1633-9. Keegan, William (2003). The Prudence of Mr. Gordon Brown. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-84697-1. Macintyre, James (2026)
Gordon_Brown
American actress and activist (born 1945)
Great Gatsby (1974), and Death on the Nile (1978). Her younger sister is Prudence Farrow. Farrow was in a relationship with actor-director Woody Allen from
Mia_Farrow
1970 single by the Five Stairsteps
Stairsteps' debut collaboration with Vincent was the group's rendition of "Dear Prudence" designated as the A-side with Vincent's original composition "O-o-h Child"
O-o-h_Child
American actress
Capriana DiBenedetto is an American actress. She is best known for playing Prudence in Knight Squad and Lori Loud in the Nickelodeon comedy television series
Lexi_DiBenedetto
Ugandan female entrepreneud
Prudence Kasibante Ukkonika is a Ugandan business administrator, entrepreneur, founder and managing director of K-Roma Ltd (Bella wine) an indigenous business
Prudence_Ukkonika
Ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind
well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, purity, decorum, and self-control. An adjectival form is "sophron". It
Sophrosyne
Figure in Hyginus's Fabulae
EP-if-ron; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίφρων [epípʰrɔːn], lit. 'prudence, care') was the daimon or spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and sagacity
Epiphron
Tincture of black in heraldry
jewels, the diamond Of heavenly bodies, Saturn Of virtues, constancy or prudence Of flowers, the herb nightshade, in these circumstances also called dwal
Sable_(tincture)
contrasts dour Quaker morality with Parisienne high fashion. The protagonist, Prudence, is thrown out of her house by her quaker parents for drinking a glass
The_Quaker_Girl
Philosophical concept introduced by Immanuel Kant
and intended methods to reach their ends. The counsels of prudence (or rules of prudence) are attained a priori (unlike the rules of skill which are
Hypothetical_imperative
American actress (born 1960)
(1990), Criminal Justice (1990), and If the Shoe Fits as Kelly Carter / Prudence (1990). She starred as herself in the series It's Like, You Know... (1999–2001)
Jennifer_Grey
Award ceremony for films of 2009
and The Blind Side, The Cove, Inglourious Basterds, Logorama, Music by Prudence, The New Tenants, The Secret in Their Eyes, Star Trek, and The Young Victoria
82nd_Academy_Awards
Australian politician and marine biologist
Prudence Bonham (born 1948) is an Australian former politician and marine biologist. She was a Hobart City Council Alderman from 1990 to 2002 and the deputy
Prudence_Bonham
American musician (1887–1949)
Prudence Maria Neff (June 9, 1887 – December 23, 1949) was an American pianist and music teacher, based in Alabama as a young woman, and in Chicago for
Prudence_Neff
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
Retrieved September 5, 2010. Howard, Michael (November 1, 1998). "The Prudence Thing: George Bush's Class Act". Foreign Affairs. 77 (November/December
George_H._W._Bush
Spanish pianist and composer
Prudencia Eugenia Juana Osterberger (20 December 1852 – 8 February 1932), also known as Madame Saunier, was a Spanish pianist and composer who became a
Eugenia_Osterberger
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
McCartney played drums on the Beatles' songs "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "Dear Prudence", "Martha My Dear", "Wild Honey Pie" and "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
Paul_McCartney
1952 single by Teresa Brewer
version in 1964, which was done in a semi-Caribbean style. Patience and Prudence had more success with the song when they recorded it in 1956, reaching
Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
Gonna_Get_Along_Without_Ya_Now
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Wit, Humor, Wisdom, Prudence
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Muslim
Wisdom, Sharpness, Prudence
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
A Prudence
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Wisdom, Prudence
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English
 English name derived from the vocabulary word charity, from Latin caritas, from carus, CHARITY means "dear." It is one of the virtue names that were popular with the Puritans; some others are Chastity, Faith, Honor, Hope, and Prudence.Â
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Wisdom, Sharpness, Prudence
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English form of Latin Prudentia, PRUDENCE means "cautious." This is a virtue name popular with the Puritans. Some others are Charity, Chastity, Faith, Honor, and Hope.
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Arabic
Prudence; Resolution
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Arabic, Muslim
Wisdom; Prudence; Sharpness
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Humour; Wisdom; Prudence; Wit
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English
English name CHASTITY means "purity."Â It is one of the virtue names that were popular with the Puritans; some others are Charity, Faith, Honor, Hope, and Prudence.Â
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Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Learned; Prudence Pearl
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Prudence. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the...
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Arabic, Muslim
Wisdom; Prudence
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Muslim
Wit, Humor, Wisdom, Prudence
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Latin American English
Prudent.
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American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Jamaican, Latin
Cautious; Intelligent; Prudence; Good Judgement; Discretion; Provident
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Prudence; Caution
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English
Prudence. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the...
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Egyptian
, a palace gate overseer.
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Hindu, Indian
Light
Surname or Lastname
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English : habitational name from any of various minor places named Littlefield, for example in Surrey and Berkshire, from Old English l̄tel ‘little’ + feld ‘open country’.
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British, Dutch, English, French, German, Netherlands
Rose
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ebron, HEBRON means "alliance, association." In the bible, this is the name of a city in south Judah near where Abraham built an altar. It is also the name of the third son of Kohath and a descendant of Caleb.Â
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Tamil
Devotee of Lord Shiva
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African
born on Thursday.
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German
Battle-mighty
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Sikh
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from places so named in Wiltshire and Cambridgeshire. Both are named from the rivers on which they stand: the Kennet in Wiltshire and Kennett in Kent, an old British or Celtic name of uncertain origin.
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a.
Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by, prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or influences; as, prudential motives.
n.
Caution; prudence; wariness.
n.
Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.
n.
One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a frugal person; an economist.
n.
The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy.
a.
Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
n.
The quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.
n.
That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion or prudence; -- usually in the pl.
a.
Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character.
n.
Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private affairs; wisdom; sagacity; wit.
a.
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
n.
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.
v.
A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
n.
Prudence.
n.
A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
n.
One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
n.
The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
a.
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior.
a.
Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory; superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee.
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Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.