Cautiousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːspɪsˈɪfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/klˌɔːɹəʊˈasɪtˌɒfənˌɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˌɔːɹəʊˈasɪtˌɒfənˌɒn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːspɪsˈɪfɪk/.

Examples

a man of caution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carefulness caution

Antonyms

incaution

Parts of Speech

noun	the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger “a man of caution”

Word Forms

cautious	adjective	showing careful forethought
careful	adjective	full of cares or anxiety; -Luke 10.41

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorsicht

die Eigenschaft, vorsichtig zu sein; auf mögliche Gefahren achten

🇫🇷French

prudence

le trait d'être prudent; être attentif au danger éventuel

🇪🇸Spanish

cautela

el rasgo de ser cauteloso; estar atento a posibles peligros

🇮🇹Italian

cautela

la caratteristica di essere prudente; stare attenti al possibile pericolo

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzichtigheid

de eigenschap voorzichtig te zijn; alert zijn op mogelijk gevaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

cautela

a característica de ser cauteloso; estar atento a possíveis perigos

🇷🇺Russian

осторожность

черта осторожности; быть внимательным к возможной опасности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सतर्क

सतर्क रहने का गुण; संभावित खतरे के प्रति सावधान रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্কতা

সতর্ক থাকার বৈশিষ্ট্য; সম্ভাব্য বিপদের প্রতি মনোযোগী হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை

எச்சரிக்கையாக இருக்கும் பண்பு; சாத்தியமான ஆபத்தில் கவனத்துடன் இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

జాగ్రత్త

జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండే లక్షణం; సాధ్యమయ్యే ప్రమాదం పట్ల శ్రద్ధ వహించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सावधपणा

सावध राहण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य; संभाव्य धोक्याकडे लक्ष देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાવધાની

સાવધ રહેવાનું લક્ષણ; સંભવિત જોખમ પ્રત્યે સચેત રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಗರೂಕತೆ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ; ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಅಪಾಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാഗ്രത

ജാഗ്രത പുലർത്തുന്ന സ്വഭാവം; സാധ്യമായ അപകടത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ശ്രദ്ധാലുവായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ

ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਰਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ; ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

احتیاط

محتاط رہنے کی خصوصیت؛ ممکنہ خطرے پر دھیان دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谨慎

谨慎的特质；注意可能的危险

🇯🇵Japanese

慎重さ

慎重であるという特性。起こり得る危険に注意を払うこと

🇰🇷Korean

조심성

조심성 있는 특성; 가능한 위험에 주의를 기울이는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thận trọng

đặc tính thận trọng; chú ý đến mối nguy hiểm có thể xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

ลักษณะการระมัดระวัง ระวังอันตรายที่อาจเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehati-hatian

sifat berhati-hati; memperhatikan kemungkinan bahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging maingat

ang katangian ng pagiging maingat; pagiging matulungin sa posibleng panganib

🇲🇾Malay

kewaspadaan

sifat berhati-hati; prihatin terhadap kemungkinan bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحذر

صفة الحذر؛ الانتباه إلى الخطر المحتمل

🇮🇷Persian

احتیاط

ویژگی محتاط بودن؛ توجه به خطر احتمالی

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatlilik

ihtiyatlı olma özelliği; olası tehlikeye karşı dikkatli olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

זהירות

התכונה של זהירות; להיות קשובים לסכנה אפשרית

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