Home › Words › A › aphroniaaphroniaaphronia · noun — the lack of practical judgment.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἄφρων (áphrōn, “silly, foolish”).nounThe lack of practical judgment.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unprudence 62% match — Lack of prudence; imprudence. vs aphronia →aphrenia 61% match — stoppage of thought; inability to think vs aphronia →foresightlessness 60% match — Lack of foresight. vs aphronia →incircumspection 59% match — Lack of circumspection. vs aphronia →anoia 59% match — Extreme mental deficiency. vs aphronia →uncircumspection 59% match — Lack of circumspection. vs aphronia →imprudence 58% match — The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection. vs aphronia →antiprudential 58% match — Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent. vs aphronia →