Hyphenation of Cautious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Cautious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Cau-tious

Definitions of Cautious:

1.	People who are fearful and cautious Whitewater rafting is not for the timid
2.	Showing careful forethought Reserved and cautious Never making swift decisions A cautious driver
3.	Avoiding excess A conservative estimate

Synonyms of Cautious:

adj	cautious, cagey, cagy, chary, fabian, dilatory, gingerly, guarded, restrained, overcautious, careful, unadventurous
adj	conservative, moderate
adj	careful
adj	unadventurous
noun	timid, people

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.