cautiousness

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noun

The state of being cautious; wariness

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Meanings

nouncautiousness (usually uncountable, plural cautiousnesses)

plural cautiousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being cautious; wariness

    This extreme cautiousness, which was, indeed, the most remarkable feature in his character, still made itself prominent after his elevation.

    1853, Daniel Parish Kidder, The Lives of the Popes

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

Similar
cautioncarefulness
Broader
attentiveness
Also see
carefulnesscaution

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cautious + -ness.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 谨慎
  • 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)the state of being cautious
Estonian ettevaatlikkus
  • ettevaatlikkusthe state of being cautious
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APA

cautiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautiousness

MLA

“cautiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautiousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cautiousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautiousness.

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