English Explanatory Dictionary

circumspection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
  2. Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ /ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-عُثمان (Middle river exports)-circumspection.wav

Word forms

circumspection circumspections

Etymology

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).

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