circunspección

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word circunspección. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word circunspección, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say circunspección in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word circunspección you have here. The definition of the word circunspección will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcircunspección, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumspectiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunspeɡˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkunspeɡˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧pec‧ción

Noun

circunspección f (plural circunspecciones)

  1. circumspection
    • 2015 November 8, “El crimen lastra la economía mundial”, in El País:
      Esa desconfianza en la policía obliga igualmente a mirar con circunspección las cifras de criminalidad.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading