circumspection

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
31
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/ (UK) · /ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/ (US)

Definition of circumspection

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Caution, watchfulness, or vigilance fueled by such awareness.
    “As if this were not enough, CAW has failed to utilize even his limited sources with diligence and circumspection; to demonstrate this point, I will briefly note inadequacies in the data adduced by CAW.”

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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).

Words you can make from circumspection

200+ playable · top: CIRCUMSPECT (21 pts)

Best play circumspect 21 points

12-letter words

1 word

11-letter words

2 words

10-letter words

11 words

9-letter words

42 words

8-letter words

143 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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