thoughtfulness

English

Etymology

From thoughtful +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈθɔːt.f(ə)l.nəs/, /-fʊl-/
• (General American) enPR: thôt’fl-nəs, IPA^(key): /ˈθɔt.f(ə)l.nəs/, [ˈθɔt.fl̩.nəs]
• (US, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈθɑt.f(ə)l.nəs/, [ˈθɑt.fl̩.nəs]

  • Audio (General American, cot–caught merger):

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• Hyphenation: thought‧ful‧ness

Noun

thoughtfulness (uncountable)

1. Thoughtful and considerate attention.

   Antonym: thoughtlessness

   • 1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Sara”, in A Little Princess: […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 3:

     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.

2. Careful deliberation before action.

   Antonym: unthoughtfulness

Alternative forms

• thoughtfullness

Translations

thoughtful and considerate attention

• Finnish: huomaavaisuus (fi)
• French: prévenance (fr) f, attention (fr) f, sollicitude (fr) f
• Polish: troskliwość (pl) f, troska (pl) f

careful deliberation before action

• Finnish: ajattelevaisuus (fi)
• French: réflexion (fr) f