Circumspection vs Advice - What's the difference?

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Circumspection is a related term of advice.

As nouns the difference between circumspection and advice

is that circumspection is attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent while advice is an opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.

circumspection

English

Noun

Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; consideration of all that is pertinent.

Caution; watchfulness; vigilance.

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advice

English

Noun

(en-noun)

An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.

We may give advice , but we can not give conduct. — Franklin.

(obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.

How shall I dote on her with more advice,''' That thus without '''advice begin to love her? — Shakespeare.

Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; commonly in the plural. In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice.

(McElrath)

(legal) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

(Wharton)

(computing, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

Synonyms

* counsel, suggestion, recommendation, admonition, exhortation, information, notice * See also

Derived terms

* advice boat * adviceful * avizefull