Definition
Showing careful planning and caution in avoiding harm or danger; wary and prudent.
Etymology
From Latin cautela (caution, wariness) + -ous suffix meaning 'full of.' The Latin root comes from cavere (to beware, take care). The word evolved to describe someone who exercises careful forethought.
Kelly Says
This archaic word reveals how medieval English distinguished between different kinds of caution—'cautious' meant avoiding specific dangers, while 'cautelous' meant having a whole strategy of careful planning. It's why you sometimes see it in legal documents from centuries ago!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቂያ (mas-ta-awi-qi-ya)
mas-ta-a-wi-qi-ya
ARالعربية
حذر (idhhar)
id-har
BNবাংলা
সতর্ক (sattork)
sat-tor-k
CACatalà
prudent
proo-dent
CSČeština
opatrný
o-pa-tr-ny
DADansk
forsigtig
for-sig-tig
DEDeutsch
vorsichtig
for-shich-ig
ELΕλληνικά
συνεπής (sineps)
see-neps
ESEspañol
cauteloso
kaw-teh-lo-so
FAفارسی
هوشیار (hooshiyar)
ho-o-shee-yar
FISuomi
varovainen
va-ro-va-i-nen
FRFrançais
prudent
proo-dants
GUGU
સતર્ક (sattark)
sat-tar-k
HEעברית
זהיר (zehir)
zeh-heer
HIहिन्दी
सावधान (sāvadhān)
sa-va-dhaan
IDBahasa Indonesia
berhati-hati
ber-ha-tee-ha-tee
ITItaliano
cauteloso
kaw-teh-lo-so
JA日本語
注意深い (chūi-fu-kai)
choo-ee-foo-kai
KKKK
сынықты (synyqty)
sy-ny-q-ty
KMKM
ការពា重 (ka-r pe-a-reh)
ka-r pe-a-reh
KO한국어
주의심 (juui-sim)
joo-ee-sim
MRMR
सावधानी (sāvadhānī)
sa-va-dha-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
berhati-hati
ber-ha-tee-ha-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးစား (kya-o-sa)
kya-o-sa
NLNederlands
voorzichtig
voor-zich-tig
NONorsk
forsiktig
for-si-ktig
PAPA
ਸਤਿਕਾਰੀ (satkaarī)
sat-kaar-ee
PLPolski
ostrożny
os-trozh-ny
PTPortuguês
cauteloso
kaw-teh-lo-so
RORomână
prudent
pru-dent
RUРусский
осторожный (ostorozhnyy)
os-tro-rozh-nyy
SVSvenska
försiktig
for-sik-tig
SWKiswahili
mwangalifu
mwan-ga-li-foo
TAதமிழ்
எச்சரிக்கையான (eccharikkaayan)
ech-cha-ri-kka-ya-an
TEతెలుగు
ప్రగమనం (pragamaNam)
pra-ga-ma-nam
THไทย
ระมัดระวัง (ram-mat ra-wang)
ram-mat ra-wang
TRTürkçe
dikkatli
dih-kat-lee
UKУкраїнська
обережний (oberezhnyy)
o-be-rezh-nyy
URاردو
تخیر (takhīr)
ta-kee-r
VITiếng Việt
cẩn trọng
cen-tron
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
aw-on ee-she
ZH中文
谨慎的 (jǐn shèn de)
jin shen deh