prudente

prudente (epicene, plural prudentes)

1. wary (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous)

• IPA^(key): /pruˈdente/
• Rhymes: -ente

prudente

1. prudently, sensibly

• IPA^(key): /pʁy.dɑ̃t/

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prudente

1. feminine singular of prudent

Borrowed from Latin prūdentem.

• IPA^(key): /pruˈdɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: pru‧dèn‧te

prudente m or f (plural prudenti)

1. prudent, careful, cautious

   Synonyms: cauto, attento, accorto, diffidente

   Antonym: imprudente

prudente m or f (plural prudenti)

1. present participle of prudere

From Latin prūdentem.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽti, -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: pru‧den‧te

prudente m or f (plural prudentes, comparable, comparative mais prudente, superlative o mais prudente or prudentíssimo)

1. prudent, cautious

   Antonym: imprudente

From Latin prūdentem. Cognate with English prudent.

• IPA^(key): /pɾuˈdente/ [pɾuˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: pru‧den‧te

prudente m or f (masculine and feminine plural prudentes, superlative prudentísimo)

1. prudent
2. wise

   Synonyms: sabio, sapiente

3. judicious

   Synonym: juicioso

4. well-advised
5. discreet

   Synonym: discreto

• “prudente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024