caution
noun
[ ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n ]
• care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.
• "anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution"
Similar:
care,
carefulness,
wariness,
awareness,
heedfulness,
heed,
attention,
attentiveness,
alertness,
watchfulness,
vigilance,
circumspection,
discretion,
prudence,
guardedness,
chariness,
forethought,
mindfulness,
caginess,
• an amusing or surprising person.
• "‘You're a caution, you are,’ she said"
caution
verb
• say something as a warning.
• "the Chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting bail or a guarantee; now chiefly Scots and US): from Latin cautio(n- ), from cavere ‘take heed’.
