thoughtfulness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈθɑt.fl̩.nəs] (US, cot-caught-merger)
- /-fʊl-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- thôt’fl-nəs (General-American)
- [ˈθɔt.fl̩.nəs] (General-American)
- /ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɔt.f(ə)l.nəs/ (General-American)
- /ˈθɑt.f(ə)l.nəs/ (US, cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
From thoughtful + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Thoughtful and considerate attention.
She sat with her feet tucked under her, and leaned against her father, who held her in his arm, as she stared out the window at the passing people with a queer old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes.
1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Sara”, in A Little Princess: […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 3:
- (uncountable) Careful deliberation before action.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoughtfullness | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
thoughtlessness · unthoughtfulness
Translations (19)
hu meggondoltság (careful deliberation before action) · es consideración (thoughtful and considerate attention) · hu előzékenység (thoughtful and considerate attention) · fr réflexion (careful deliberation before action) · es reflexión (careful deliberation before action) · hu körültekintés (careful deliberation before action) · hu megfontoltság (careful deliberation before action) · fr attention (thoughtful and considerate attention) · pl rozwaga (careful deliberation before action) · hu átgondoltság (careful deliberation before action) · pl troskliwość (thoughtful and considerate attention) · fr sollicitude (thoughtful and considerate attention) · fi ajattelevaisuus (careful deliberation before action) · hu elővigyázat (careful deliberation before action) · fr prévenance (thoughtful and considerate attention) · fi huomaavaisuus (thoughtful and considerate attention) · hu figyelmesség (thoughtful and considerate attention) · hu óvatosság (careful deliberation before action) · pl troska (thoughtful and considerate attention)