circumspect

circumspect

English

WOTD – 11 October 2009

Etymology

From Latin circumspectō (“look around”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəː.kəm.spɛkt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɚ.kəm.spɛkt/

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Adjective

circumspect (comparative more circumspect, superlative most circumspect)

1. Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

   Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.

Synonyms

• (carefully aware of all circumstances): cautious, chary, prudent, thoughtful, vigilant, wary

Derived terms

• circumspectly
• circumspective

Related terms

• circumspection

Translations

carefully aware of all circumstances

Bulgarian: внимателен (bg) (vnimatelen), предпазлив (bg) (predpazliv) Catalan: circumspecte Chinese: Mandarin: 细心的 (zh), 慎重的 (zh) Czech: obezřetný m Danish: varsom, forsigtig Dutch: omzichtig (nl), behoedzaam (nl) Estonian: ettevaatlik Finnish: ympäripyöreä (fi) French: circonspect (fr) German: vorsichtig (de), umsichtig (de)

Greek: επιφυλακτικός (el) (epifylaktikós) Hungarian: körültekintő (hu) Italian: cauto (it) m, prudente (it) m or f Macedonian: претпазлив m (prétpazliv) Maori: pukumahara, whakatōngā Norwegian: omstendelig (no) Polish: ostrożny (pl) Portuguese: prudente (pt), cuidadoso (pt), cauteloso (pt), circunspecto (pt), circunspeto (pt) Russian: осмотрительный (ru) (osmotritelʹnyj), бди́тельный (ru) (bdítelʹnyj) Serbo-Croatian: razborit (sh) m, promišljat, oprezan (sh), svjestan (sh) Spanish: circunspecto (es)