Associations to the word «Circumspection»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
CIRCUMSPECTION, noun. Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.
CIRCUMSPECTION, noun. Caution; watchfulness; vigilance.
Dictionary definition
CIRCUMSPECTION, noun. Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion".
CIRCUMSPECTION, noun. The trait of being circumspect and prudent.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.