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- 1. the quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence: "circumspection is required in the day-to-day exercise of administrative powers"
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: careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent. diplomacy required a circumspect response. They are circumspect in all their business dealings. circumspection. ˌsər-kəm-ˈspek-shən. noun. circumspectly. ˈsər-kəm-ˌspek (t)-lē. adverb. Did you know?
noun [ U ] formal uk / ˌsɜː.kəmˈspek.ʃ ə n / us / ˌsɝː.kəmˈspek.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the quality of being careful not to take risks: This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection. See. circumspect. Fewer examples. He usually leans towards circumspection.
adjective. formal uk / ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt / us / ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt / Add to word list. careful not to take risks: Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cautious and vigilant. abundance. an abundance of caution idiom. askance. attentively. diligent about something/doing something.
Circumspection definition: circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence. See examples of CIRCUMSPECTION used in a sentence.
adjective. watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior. Synonyms: guarded, vigilant, careful. Antonyms: indiscreet, careless. well-considered: circumspect ambition. / ˈsɜːkəmˌspɛkt / adjective. cautious, prudent, or discreet. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈcircumˌspectly, adverb. ˌcircumˈspective, adjective.
Circumspection is the quality of being cautious and prudent. If you don't immediately get excited about a party invitation, instead taking some time to consider whether you want to go, that's your circumspection in action.
circumspection. (sɜːʳkəmspekʃən ) uncountable noun [oft with NOUN] Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks. [formal] This is a region to be treated with circumspection. Synonyms: caution, care, discretion, prudence More Synonyms of circumspection. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
If you are circumspect, you think carefully before doing or saying anything. A good quality in someone entrusted with responsibility, though sometimes boring in a friend. The word circumspect was borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere, "to be cautious."
adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : circum-, circum- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots .] cir′cum·spec′tion (-spĕk′shən) n. cir′cum·spect′ly adv.
Definition of circumspection noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
