English → Latin
“carefulness” in Latin
cūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowdīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to sollicitūdōanxiety, worry, concern, uneasiness; watchful concern, solicitude; anxious care or attention, painstakingnessprōvidentiaThe ability to see something in advance; foresight, foreknowledge.; Precaution, providence, forethought.circumspectiōlooking around; caution, circumspection; foresightcautiōprecaution, caution; stipulation, proviso, exception
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carefulness
cura (opposed to levitas): diligentia (opposed to negligentia). The words are found in this connection and order: cura et diligentia: accuratio in aliqua re facienda (“in inveniendis componendisque rebus mira accuratio,” Cic., Brut., 67, 238: this is, indeed, the only passage, but why is not a single passage of Cic. enough?): sollicitudo (anxiety): providentia (forethought): circumspectio: cautio. (Curam ego verborum, rerum volo esse sollicitudinem, Quint., 8, 20.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carefulness?
- The usual Latin words for “carefulness” are cūra, dīligō, sollicitūdō; also prōvidentia, circumspectiō, cautiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.