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单词 prudentiality
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prudentialityn.

Brit. /prʊˌdɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, /pruːˌdɛnʃɪˈalᵻti/, U.S. /pruˌdɛn(t)ʃiˈælədi/
Forms: see prudential adj., adv., and n. and -ity suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prudential adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < prudential adj. + -ity suffix. Compare slightly later prudentialness n.
The quality of being prudential; prudential nature, character, or practice.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] > prudence
warshipc888
discretion1340
prudence1340
vesynessc1425
advisivenessa1450
prudencya1456
vertynessc1485
discreetness1530
take-heed1596
canniness1638
prudentiality1646
considerateness1651
prudentialness1659
prudentnessc1661
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 9 Being uncapable of operable circumstances, or rightly to judge the prudenciality of affairs. View more context for this quotation
?1769 C. H. Wilmot tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. ii. v. 120 They..thought him possessed of prudentiality adequate to his valour.
a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 103 Being more personal and subjective than episcopal prudentiality would allow, at least in public worship.
1889 J. Simms Physiognomy Illustr. (ed. 9) 234 (heading) Prudentiality. Wisdom applied to practice.
1976 MLN 91 1204 Next he encounters Parson Adams, who is at the other extreme of prudentiality from Lady Booby.
1993 J. Shaw European Community Law iii. 51 The Court of Auditors, which ensures financial discipline and prudentiality within the Community.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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