circumspectnessn.
/ˈsəːkəmspɛktnɪs/ The quality of being circumspect; circumspection, watchfulness, caution, care.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun]
wareness971
warelinessc1000
warningc1000
beseeing1340
cautel1531
warefulness1548
wariness1552
chariness1571
circumspectness1581
circumspection1598
warisomeness1607
guard1609
cautionateness1619
cautelousnessa1624
cautiona1639
cautiousness1649
guardedness1807
cacannyness1917
pussy-footedness1917
pussyfooting1956
leeriness1961
1581 R. Mulcaster Positions vi. 45 Circunspectnes in diet.
1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A4 Prudence and farre-judging circumspectnesse.
1659 J. Gauden Mem. Bp. Brounrigg (1660) A iiij a Of all gravity, prudence, circumspectness, and candour.
1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. x. 73/2 Let his own questionable ways, not our necessary circumspectness, bear the blame.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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