Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incaution

/ɪnˈkɔːʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cau-tion
IPA: /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of caution.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lest through incaution failing, thou mayst be / A joy to others, a reproach to me."
"Little did the members of the expedition, little did the cheering spectators on that exciting day divine the strange neglects, the strange incautions, and the consequent disasters and deaths […]"
"It always felt as though Hain's career, which began so powerfully with his youthful campaigning against apartheid, was going to come unstuck, but through political incaution, not financial incompetence."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English caution English incaution From in- + caution.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

incautions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

incautious

Synonyms

incautiousness

Questions

How do you pronounce incaution?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/.
What does incaution mean?: A lack of caution.
Where does incaution come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English caution English incaution From in- + caution.

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