Prudent vs She - What's the difference?
prudent | she |
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
* {{quote-book
, year=1864
, author=Jules Verne
, title=A Journey to the Center of the Earth
, chapter=30
* Moses established a grave and prudent law . --Milton.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
(personal) A female person or animal.
* , II.ix:
A ship.
(personal, affectionate) Another machine (besides a ship), such as a car.
(personal, nonstandard) .
* , Flow , 1990:
A female.
* (rfdate) Shakespeare:
* 2000 , Sue V. Rosser, Building inclusive science volume 28, issues 1-2, page 189:
As a proper noun prudent
is .As an initialism she is
initialism of standard hydrogen electrode.prudent
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He did not hesitate what to do. It would be prudent to continue on to Omaha, for it would be dangerous to return to the train, which the Indians might still be engaged in pillaging.}}
- ''His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
- Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget
Derived terms
* prudence * prudentlySynonyms
* cautious, wary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, judicious, provident, economical, frugal, sagacious, sensible, careful, wise, reasonableAntonyms
* imprudentAnagrams
* ----she
English
(wikipedia she)Pronoun
- Goodly she entertaind those noble knights, / And brought them vp into her castle hall [...].
- I asked Mary, but she''' said that '''she didn't know.
- She could do forty knots in good weather.
- She''' is a beautiful boat, isn't '''she ?
- She''' only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but '''she' s durable.
- Optimal experience is thus something that we make'' happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the last block on a tower she''' has built, higher than any ' she has built so far; for a swimmer, it could be trying to beat his own record; for a violinist, mastering an intricate musical passage.
See also
(English personal pronouns)Noun
(en noun)- Pat is definitely a she .
- And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare / As any she belied with false compare.
- A world where the hes are so much more common than the shes can hardly be seen as a welcoming place for women.