Circumspection

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or quality of being circumspect. See Synonyms at prudence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness; vigilance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to natural or probable consequences, with a view to ascertain the correct or safe course of conduct or to avoid undesirable results; watchfulness; wariness; caution: as, “sly circumspection,”
  • n. Synonyms Vigilance, thoughtfulness, forecast, deliberation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the trait of being circumspect and prudent
  • n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
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