No Matter How You Say It: Cautiousness
Word Origin
The word ‘caution’ comes from Latin cavēre to be on one’s guard. Can you see how cautiousness is being on your guard?
from Miriam-Webster Dictionary
Sign Language
Can you see thet Cautious sign has eyes open and watching and the careless sign is unfocused?
Icons and Graphics for Cautiousness
Cautiousness Idioms
- Belt and suspenders
- Better safe than sorry
- Cautiously optimistic
- Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
- Don’t tempt fate
- Easy does it
- Err on the side of caution
- Exercise caution
- Keep your head above water
- Look before you leap
- Measure a thousand times; cut once.
- On guard
- Out of an abundance of caution
- Play it safe
- Proceed with caution
- Think twice
- Throw caution to the wind
- Tread cautiously
- Walk on eggshells
- Walking on thin ice
In Other Languages
Spanish – cautela
French – prudence
German – Vorsicht
Italian – cautela
Basque- zuhurtzia
Tahitian – te faaeteete
Welsh – gofalusrwydd