English → Latin
“cautious” in Latin
prōvidusprophetic; provident, prudent, circumspect, cautiouscaveōto take precautions, beware, take care; to guard against, attend to a thing for a person, provide; to guard against, to circumspiciōto look around, over, for, upon; to survey, examine or review; to seek or search for, look about for something with desicōnsīderōto examine, look at or inspect, survey; to consider, reflect, contemplate, meditateprūdēnswise, prudent; skilful, knowledgeable (in a specific matter)dīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cautious
providus (with foresight): cautus (with caution): circumspectus (with circumspection): consideratus (having judiciously weighed everything): prudens (intelligent, prudent). (The words are found in this connection and order), cautus providusque: prudens et providus: prudens et cautus: diligens (careful; carefully observant).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cautious?
- The usual Latin words for “cautious” are prōvidus, caveō, circumspiciō; also cōnsīderō, prūdēns, dīligō. 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.