Prudence vs Warning - What's the difference?
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The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
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The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
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, title= Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
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As nouns the difference between prudence and warning
is that prudence is the quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality while warning is the action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.As a proper noun Prudence
is {{given name|female|from=English}}, one of the Puritan virtue names.As a verb warning is
present participle of lang=en.As an interjection warning is
used to warn of danger in signs and notices.prudence
Noun
(-)- Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be done, and due means, order, seasons, and method of doing or not doing. - .
- Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends. - .
Synonyms
* wisdom, forecast, providence, considerateness, judiciousness, discretion, caution, circumspection, judgment * See alsoAntonyms
* imprudence, recklessness, rashnesswarning
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(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}