Meanings
alternative thoughtfullness
- uncountableThoughtful 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 3Antonyms: thoughtlessness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThoughtful and considerate attention.
nounCareful deliberation before action.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna calm, lengthy, intent consideration
nounkind and considerate regard for others
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish huomaavaisuus, ajattelevaisuus
- huomaavaisuusthoughtful and considerate attention
- ajattelevaisuuscareful deliberation before action
French prévenance, attention
- prévenancethoughtful and considerate attention
- attentionthoughtful and considerate attention
- sollicitudethoughtful and considerate attention
- réflexioncareful deliberation before action
Hungarian előzékenység, figyelmesség
- előzékenységthoughtful and considerate attention
- figyelmességthoughtful and considerate attention
- meggondoltságcareful deliberation before action
- átgondoltságcareful deliberation before action
- megfontoltságcareful deliberation before action
- óvatosságcareful deliberation before action
- elővigyázatcareful deliberation before action
- körültekintéscareful deliberation before action
Polish troskliwość, troska
- troskliwośćthoughtful and considerate attention
- troskathoughtful and considerate attention
- rozwagacareful deliberation before action
Spanish consideración, reflexión
- consideraciónthoughtful and considerate attention
- reflexióncareful deliberation before action
Cite this entry
thoughtfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoughtfulness
“thoughtfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoughtfulness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thoughtfulness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoughtfulness.
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