circumspection

noun
/ˌsɜːkəmˈspɛkʃən/UK/ˌsɚkəmˈspɛkʃən/US

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).

  1. derived from circumspectio
  2. derived from circonspection
  3. inherited from circumspeccioun

Definitions

  1. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case

    Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.

  2. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for circumspection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA