circumspection
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
- (countable, uncountable) Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
Synonyms
great care
attentive observation
mature reflection
considering all circumstances
Translations
circonspection
circunspección
circospezione
Umsicht
circumspecció
omzichtigheid
προσοχή
prudênciaEtymology
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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