incaution
UK/ɪnˈkɔːʃən/
incaution noun: a lack of caution.
Noun
incaution (usually uncountable, plural incautions)
- A lack of caution.
- Lest through incaution failing, thou mayst be / A joy to others, a reproach to me.1720, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, The Iliad, Book 23, Adamant 2000, p. 473
- Little did the members of the expedition, little did the cheering spectators on that exciting day divine the strange neglects, the strange incautions, and the consequent disasters and deaths […]1865, William Howitt, The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand
incaution meaning in Tamil
incaution in Tamil
- விழிப்பின்மை
Forms of incaution
| plural | incautions |
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Origin of incaution
From in- + caution.
Questions about incaution
- What does incaution mean?
- Incaution means a lack of caution.
- What is incaution in Tamil?
- Incaution in Tamil is விழிப்பின்மை. See Incaution meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incaution?
- Incaution is a noun.
- How do you pronounce incaution?
- Incaution is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of incaution?
- The plural of incaution is incautions.
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