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Effrontery vs Circumspect - What's the difference?

effrontery | circumspect |

As a noun effrontery

is (uncountable) insolent and shameless audacity.

As an adjective circumspect is

carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

effrontery

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
    • We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.
  • (countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
    • Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "effrontery")

    References

    * 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised) , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572 * 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988 *

    circumspect

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
    • Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.

    Synonyms

    * (carefully aware of all circumstances) cautious, chary, prudent, thoughtful, vigilant, wary

    Derived terms

    * circumspectly * circumspective

    Related terms

    * circumspection