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Noun

1. 1
   the state or quality of being circumspect uncountable

   "It must be granted, poor George Wilhelm's case demanded circumspectness."

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anticipationattentioncarecautionconcernconsideration

Example

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"It must be granted, poor George Wilhelm's case demanded circumspectness."

Etymology

From circumspect + -ness.

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