circumspection
UK/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/US/ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/
circumspection noun: attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
Noun
circumspection (countable and uncountable, plural circumspections)
- Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
- Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
- As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.1989 January, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 128
circumspection meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
circumspection in Tamil
- விழிப்புடைமை, சூதானம், கண்விழிப்பு, பத்திரம், எச்சரிக்கை, கவனம்
circumspection in Malayalam
- സൂക്ഷ്മത, ജാഗ്രത, ശ്രദ്ധ
Forms of circumspection
| plural | circumspections |
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Origin of circumspection
Inherited from Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French circonspection or its etymon Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders).
Questions about circumspection
- What does circumspection mean?
- Circumspection means attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
- What is circumspection in Tamil?
- Circumspection in Tamil is விழிப்புடைமை, சூதானம், கண்விழிப்பு. See Circumspection meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is circumspection?
- Circumspection is a noun.
- How do you pronounce circumspection?
- Circumspection is pronounced /ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of circumspection?
- The plural of circumspection is circumspections.
Words near circumspection in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: circumspection (page history and authors); circumspection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); circumspection (Malayalam 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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