"circumspection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circumspections [plural]
Etymology: From Old French circumspection, from Latin circumspectio. By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion, "looking [all] around" (as compared with the opposite concept, embodied as tunnel vision or blinders). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|circumspection}} Old French circumspection, {{uder|en|la|circumspectio}} Latin circumspectio, {{surf|en|circum-|la:specto|-ion|alt2=spect}} By surface analysis, circum- + Latin spect + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} circumspection (countable and uncountable, plural circumspections)
  1. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (attention to all the facts and circumstances): предпазливост (predpazlivost) (Bulgarian), obezřetnost [feminine] (Czech), circonspection [feminine] (French), circunspección [feminine] (Galician), körültekintés (Hungarian), circospezione [feminine] (Italian), circunspeção [feminine] (Portuguese), оба̀зриво̄ст [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), obàzrivōst [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), försiktighet [common-gender] (Swedish), förtänksamhet [common-gender] (Swedish), varsamhet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-circumspection-en-noun-ERabT4pN Disambiguation of 'attention to all the facts and circumstances': 88 12
  2. Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-circumspection-en-noun-qZ8p-CF9 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with circum-, English terms suffixed with -ion, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85

Inflected forms

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