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prudential

/pɹuːˈdɛn.ʃəl/US/pɹuˈdɛn.ʃəl/

prudential adjective: characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.

Adjective

prudential (comparative more prudential, superlative most prudential)

  1. Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
    • a prudential line of conduct1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co....
    • Matrimony had always been a matter of prudential calculation.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 206
  2. Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.
  3. Advisory; superintending or executive.
    • a prudential committee

Noun

prudential (plural prudentials)

  1. (archaic, in plural) A matter requiring prudence.
    • I believe few men knew more of the art of policy and self-interested prudentials, but never man so little practised them.1853, George Godfrey Cunningham, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, volume 2, page 426

prudential meaning in Bengali

prudential in Bengali

বিচক্ষণতামূলক, সতর্কতামূলক

Forms of prudential

Adjective
comparativemore prudential
superlativemost prudential
Noun
pluralprudentials

Origin of prudential

From Latin prudentia + -al.

Words formed from prudential

Questions about prudential

What does prudential mean?
Prudential means characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
What is prudential in Bengali?
Prudential in Bengali is বিচক্ষণতামূলক, সতর্কতামূলক. See Prudential meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is prudential?
Prudential can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce prudential?
Prudential is pronounced /pɹuːˈdɛn.ʃəl/ (UK).

Words near prudential in the dictionary

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  8. prudentialist
  9. prudentialists
  10. prudentialities
  11. prudentiality

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