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thought·ful

(thôt′fəl)

adj.

a. Given to careful thought; reflective: Every thoughtful person should read the article.

b. Engrossed in thought: She was thoughtful the whole way home on the bus.

2. Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought: a thoughtful essay.

3. Having or showing heed for the well-being or happiness of others and a propensity for anticipating their needs or wishes.

thought′ful·ly adv.

thought′ful·ness n.

Synonyms: thoughtful, considerate, attentive, solicitous
These adjectives mean having or showing concern for the well-being of others. Although thoughtful and considerate are often used interchangeably, thoughtful implies a tendency to anticipate needs or wishes, whereas considerate stresses sensitivity to another's feelings: a thoughtful friend who brought me soup when I was sick; considerate, quiet neighbors. Attentive suggests devoted, assiduous attention: an excellent host who was attentive to the needs of his guests. Solicitous implies deep concern, sometimes accompanied by worry: a mother who is very solicitous of her asthmatic child. See Also Synonyms at pensive.

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Noun	1.	thoughtfulness - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration musing, reflection, rumination, contemplation, reflexion cogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something meditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct retrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"
	2.	thoughtfulness - kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" considerateness, consideration attentiveness - the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others kindness - the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic tact, tactfulness - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness - the quality of failing to be considerate of others
	3.	thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer contemplativeness, meditativeness, pensiveness - deep serious thoughtfulness introspectiveness - thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings deliberateness, deliberation - the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" reflectiveness, reflectivity - the capability of quiet thought or contemplation unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
	4.	thoughtfulness - a considerate and thoughtful act consideration benignity, kindness - a kind act

thoughtfulness

noun

Thoughtful attention:

attentiveness, concern, consideration, regard, solicitude.

Translations

مُراعاة لِشُعور الآخَرين

hloubavostohleduplnost

betænksomhed

Nachdenklichkeit

précaution préparatif

körültekintés

íhygli; tillitssemi

meditazione raccoglimento riflessione

ohľaduplnosť

zamišljenost

düşüncelilik

思考

thoughtfulness

[ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs] N

1. (= pensiveness) her face was a picture of thoughtfulness → su rostro tenía un aire muy pensativo

2. (= consideration) → amabilidad f
I appreciate your thoughtfulness → te agradezco la amabilidad or que seas tan amable

3. (= serious thought) → seriedad f
it is a work of great thoughtfulness → es un trabajo muy serio or meditado, es un trabajo de mucha seriedad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thoughtfulness

[ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs] n (= consideration) → prévenance f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thoughtfulness

(of expression, person) → Nachdenklichkeit f; (of remark, analysis) → Tiefgang m

(= consideration) → Rücksicht(nahme) f; (= attentiveness, helpfulness) → Aufmerksamkeit f; his thoughtfulness for his parents → seine Aufmerksamkeit/Rücksichtnahme seinen Eltern gegenüber

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thoughtfulness

[ˈθɔːtfʊlnɪs] n (pensiveness) → pensosità f inv, pensierosità f inv; (kindness) → gentilezza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thought

(ˈθoːt) verb

see think.

noun

1. something that one thinks; an idea. I had a sudden thought.

2. the act of thinking; consideration. After a great deal of thought we decided to emigrate to America.

3. general opinion. scientific thought.

ˈthoughtful adjective

1. (appearing to be) thinking deeply. You look thoughtful; a thoughtful mood.

2. thinking of other people; consideration. It was very thoughtful of you to do that.

ˈthoughtfully adverb

ˈthoughtfulness noun

ˈthoughtless adjective

not thinking about other people; showing no thought, care or consideration; inconsiderate. thoughtless words.

ˈthoughtlessly adverb

ˈthoughtlessness noun

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It moved her to dreams, to thoughtfulness, to the shadowy anguish which had overcome her the midnight when she had abandoned herself to tears.

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Cousin Laurence was a boy of twelve, a bright scholar, in whom an early thoughtfulness and sensibility began to show themselves.

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If they noticed anything remarkable about Pierre, it was only his unabashed, meditative concentration and thoughtfulness, and the way he spoke French, which struck them as surprisingly good.

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His gravity and thoughtfulness returned on him in their fullest extent--and he sat for some time silent and dull.

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Why, we should not have had anything but the bed we bought yesterday, to lie down upon, if it hadn't been for his thoughtfulness!'

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He then told her of Georgiana's delight in her acquaintance, and of her disappointment at its sudden interruption; which naturally leading to the cause of that interruption, she soon learnt that his resolution of following her from Derbyshire in quest of her sister had been formed before he quitted the inn, and that his gravity and thoughtfulness there had arisen from no other struggles than what such a purpose must comprehend.

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And, when she saw him in the evening, while she worked with her friend, slowly pacing the drawing-room for an hour together in silent thoughtfulness, with downcast eyes and contracted brow, she felt secure from all possibility of wronging him.

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And in these rooms were everything that heart could desire, placed there with loving thoughtfulness by Ozma for her little friend's use.

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And this, I thought, accounted for the shade of premature thoughtfulness that so frequently clouded his brow, and obtained for him the reputation of a morose and sullen disposition with the charitable Miss Murray and all her kin.

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He took note of the massive features, the iron jaw, the eyes as bright as steel, and his thoughtfulness became anxiety.

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In that judgment the local historian from whose unpublished work these facts are compiled had the thoughtfulness to signify his concurrence.

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She had long intervals of silence and thoughtfulness, and denied she had been thinking when Marian asked her the question.