judiciousness
- noun
- /dʒuˈdɪʃəsnəs/
- I think in this instance, their lack of judiciousness LED them to do serious injury.
I think in this instance, their lack of judiciousness LED them to do serious injury.
- I think in this instance, their lack of judiciousness LED them to do serious injury.
- So this secret society that has been preparing this imaginary fantastical world is exercising a kind of judiciousness in introducing it.
Examples
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I'm not calling for an outright ban, just a little more judiciousness.
Academic text (2010) -
Judiciousness in executive compensation must be the watchword.
Academic text (1993) -
Most literally, they give their blood and other forms of biological material, but they also give their intelligence, their judiciousness, their time, their labor, their morality, and occasionally, even still, they give their lives.
Academic text (2010) -
Both are extreme states that require the spectator to suspend impersonal judiciousness.
Academic text (1998) -
So this secret society that has been preparing this imaginary fantastical world is exercising a kind of judiciousness in introducing it.
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This, coupled with her indecision about whether to send it to the offices of the Mercure or to Rouveyre himself, reflects her uncertainty about the judiciousness of sending it.
Academic text (1997) -
She's every bit as cynical as I am - haven't we been hearing that heredity explains almost everything? - but she would prefer that I be silent, and that my silence be mistaken for judiciousness.
Fiction book (1996) -
How, to cite but a few examples, does one assess initiative, drive, persistence, or self-sufficiency; inquisitiveness, imagination, creativity, or resourcefulness; judiciousness, prudence, insight, or judgment?
Academic text (2004) -
After a slim 5-4 ruling, of the kind leftists typically scorn as illegitimate, The New York Times' Ethan Bronner is now opining on the Roberts court's "balance" and judiciousness.
Blog text (5) -
The manager's judiciousness in allocating resources led to higher team performance.
Synonyms
Ability to make good decisions and form sensible opinions
Ability to make careful choices and keep private things secret
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
Careful and sensible thinking and action to avoid risks
A quality of being fair, sensible, and showing good judgment
The ability to make sensible, careful decisions
Careful thinking and good judgment in making decisions
Being very wise and good at making decisions
Being careful and reasonable when making choices
Being experienced and able to make good choices
Being wise and showing good judgment
Antonyms
How Judicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Judiciousness comes from the same root as judge, a word about 'to judge' or make a 'judgment'. So, judiciousness is the quality of having good 'judgment' — the habit of choosing carefully and fairly.