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circumspect

UK/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt//ˈsɝ.kəm.spɛkt/

circumspect adjective: carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

Adjective

circumspect (comparative more circumspect, superlative most circumspect)

  1. Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
    • Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.
    • Comment must be circumspect until fuller particulars are available, [...].1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Scottish reorganisation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 119

circumspect meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Persian

circumspect in Tamil

அனைத்தையும் உட்கொண்டாய்ந்த, எச்சரிக்கையான

circumspect in Malayalam

നല്ല കരുതലുള്ള, ഏതു വിഷയത്തിലും ജാഗ്രതയുള്ള, വിവേചനബുദ്ധിയുള്ള

circumspect in Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಜಾಗರೂಕ, ಜೋಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸುವ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ

circumspect in Persian

carefully aware of all circumstances
دوراندیش dur-andiš

Synonyms of circumspect

All synonyms of circumspect

Forms of circumspect

comparativemore circumspect
superlativemost circumspect

Origin of circumspect

From Latin circumspectō (“look around”). Compare periscope.

Words formed from circumspect

Questions about circumspect

What does circumspect mean?
Circumspect means carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
What is circumspect in Tamil?
Circumspect in Tamil is அனைத்தையும் உட்கொண்டாய்ந்த, எச்சரிக்கையான. See Circumspect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circumspect?
Circumspect is an adjective.
How do you pronounce circumspect?
Circumspect is pronounced /ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/ (UK).

Words near circumspect in the dictionary

  1. circumsection
  2. circumsects
  3. circumsised
  4. circumsolar
  5. circumspatial
  6. circumspect
  7. circumspection
  8. circumspections
  9. circumspectious
  10. circumspective
  11. circumspectively

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circumspect (page history and authors); circumspect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); circumspect (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); circumspect (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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