cautious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔʃəs/ (Scotland)
- käshn (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /ˈkɔːʃəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑʃəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈkoːʃəs/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkɔʃəs/ without the cot–caught merger
- kôshn without the cot–caught merger
Etymology
From cauti(on) + -ous. Compare Latin cautus.
Meanings
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Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
He took a few cautious steps toward the cave.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cautious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cautious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
bellicose · daredevil · uncautious · careless · dauntless · incautious · neglecting · reckless · aggressive
Deriveds
uncautious · overcautious · undercautious · cautiousness · cautiously · hypercautious · ultracautious · incautious · supercautious
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
spookish · skittery · skittish · jumpy · vigilant · frugal · squirrelly · skitterish
Relateds
Synonyms
canny · well-advised · hesitant · chary · attentive · deliberate · cautelous · careful · discreet · conservative · timorous · prudent · mindful · tentative · alert · heedy · reckful · shy · sensible · circumspect · cautious · safe · heedful · meticulous · guarded · wary · slow · timid
Translations (117)
ru внима́тельный (careful) · gd cùramach (careful) · bg предпазли́в (careful) · nb forsiktig (careful) · ko 신중하다 (careful) · la cautus (careful) · ia caute (careful) · hi सावधान (careful) · ar وَرِع (careful) · cs obezřetný (careful) · ka ფრთხილი (careful) · kk абай (careful) · sh búdan (careful) · it ritenuto (careful) · hy զգուշավոր (careful) · kk сақ (careful) · ur ساودھان (careful) · sv varlig (careful) · tr ihtiyatlı (careful) · pt cauteloso (careful) · es cauto (careful) · sk obozretný (careful) · hi सतर्क (careful) · sh па̀жљив (careful) · uz ehtiyotkor (careful) · de zaghaft (careful) · ja 慎重な (careful) · it cauto (careful) · ur محتاط (careful) · bn সাবধান (careful) · be асцяро́жны (careful) · ar مُتَحَوِّط (careful) · sv varsam (careful) · lo ລະມັດລະວັງ (careful) · tr dikkatli (careful) · da varsom (careful) · ru осторо́жный (careful) · sh о̏пре̄зан (careful) · he זָהִיר (careful) · gu સાવધાન (careful) · vi cẩn thận (careful) · az ehtiyatlı (careful) · tg боэҳтиёт (careful) · kix wātsōu (careful) · win hirakikaraxjį (careful) · hu óvatos (careful) · mi tūpato (careful) · ur سترک (careful) · ky сак (careful) · cmn 謹慎 /谨慎 (careful) · mi mohito (careful) · de behutsam (careful) · lt atsargus (careful) · sl previden (careful) · uk оба́чний (careful) · nl voorzichtig (careful) · mn хашир (careful) · grc ἐπιμελής (careful) · yi פֿאָרזיכטיק (careful) · lo ຄ່ຽມ (careful) · tt сак (careful) · tk aýawly (careful) · cmn 慎重 (careful) · km ប្រយ័ត្ន (careful) · mn болгоомжтой (careful) · id waspada (careful) · grc ἥσυχος (careful) · ga aireach (careful) · th ระวัง (careful) · lv piesardzīgs (careful) · lo ຮອບຄອບ (careful) · lo ລະວັງ (careful) · bn সতর্ক (careful) · lo ລະມັດ (careful) · ar حَذِر (careful) · pl ostrożny (careful) · sv aktsam (careful) · sk opatrný (careful) · mr सावध (careful) · th ระมัดระวัง (careful) · pt cuidadoso (careful) · th สุขุม (careful) · sq i kujdesshëm (careful) · es precavido (careful) · fr prudent (careful) · eo singarda (careful) · ba һаҡ (careful) · vi cẩn trọng (careful) · it oculato (careful) · fa محتاط (careful) · es cauteloso (careful) · sh бу́дан (careful) · ca cautelós (careful) · cs opatrný (careful) · et ettevaatlik (careful) · sh pàžljiv (careful) · txb imassu (careful) · my သတိထား (careful) · da forsigtig (careful) · ru осмотри́тельный (careful) · ga faichilleach (careful) · de vorsichtig (careful) · uk обере́жний (careful) · th รอบคอบ (careful) · sv försiktig (careful) · sh ȍprēzan (careful) · ro precaut (careful) · fi varovainen (careful) · tg эҳтиёткор (careful) · lt apdairus (careful) · mk пре́тпазлив (careful) · ca caut (careful) · vo prüdik (careful) · ug ئېھتىياتچان (careful) · bg внима́телен (careful) · ko 조심스럽다 (careful) · mk внима́телен (careful)