Dictionary Definition
thoughtfulness
Noun
1 a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn:
contemplation,
reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing]
2 kind and considerate regard for others; "he
showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: consideration, considerateness] [ant:
inconsideration,
inconsideration]
3 the trait of thinking carefully before acting
[ant: unthoughtfulness]
4 a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: consideration]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- thoughtful and considerate attention
- careful deliberation before action
Antonyms
- thoughtlessness (1)
- unthoughtfulness (2)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
TLC,
absorption, abstraction, accommodatingness,
affability, agreeableness, amenity, anticipation, attention, attentiveness, brown
study, care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, circumspectness,
civility, close study,
comity, complaisance, concentration, concern, considerateness,
consideration,
contemplativeness,
cool judgment, courteousness, courtesy, decorousness, deep thought,
deference, delicacy, demureness, discreetness, discretion, discrimination, earnestness, engrossment, forethought, formality, good judgment,
gracefulness,
graciousness,
gravity, grimness, heed, heedfulness, helpfulness, indulgence, judgment, judiciousness, leniency, long face, loving
care, melancholy,
mindfulness,
musing, obligingness, pensiveness, policy, politeness, polity, preoccupation, preparedness, profound
thought, providence,
prudence, prudentialism, reflection, reflectiveness, regard, regardfulness, respect, respectfulness, reverie, sedateness, seriousness,
sober-mindedness, soberness, sobersidedness, sobersides, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, solicitousness, solicitude, somberness, sound judgment,
soundness of judgment, speculativeness,
staidness, straight
face, study, tact, tactfulness, tender loving
care, thought, toleration, urbanity, weighing, weightiness, wistfulness