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thoughtful

[thawt-fuhl]

adjective

  1. showing consideration for others; considerate.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. characterized by or manifesting careful thought.

    a thoughtful essay.

  3. occupied with or given to thought; contemplative; meditative; reflective.

    in a thoughtful mood.

  4. careful, heedful, or mindful.

    to be thoughtful of one's safety.



thoughtful

/ ˈθɔːٴʊ /

adjective

  1. considerate in the treatment of other people

  2. showing careful thought

  3. pensive; reflective

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • thoughtfully adverb
  • thoughtfulness noun
  • overthoughtful adjective
  • overthoughtfully adverb
  • unthoughtful adjective
  • unthoughtfully adverb
  • ˈٳdzܲٴڳܱԱ noun
  • ˈٳdzܲٴڳܱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thoughtful1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; thought 1 + -ful
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Synonym Study

Thoughtful, considerate mean taking thought for the comfort and the good of others. Thoughtful implies providing little attentions, offering services, or in some way looking out for the comfort or welfare of others: It was thoughtful of you to send the flowers. Considerate implies sparing others annoyance or discomfort, and being careful not to hurt their feelings: not considerate of his family.
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That’s not to say Song is entirely disinterested in genre conventions, only that she regularly finds new and thoughtful ways to approach them.

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For more than 30 years, Stanford political scientist James Fishkin has been exploring and demonstrating the capacity of small, representative "mini-publics" to make thoughtful meaningful political decisions.

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These discussions reveal a soulful, probing mind that not only kept her subjects on their toes, but warmly elicited thoughtful answers about the nature of their moment-in-time art.

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He was tall, perfectly groomed, steely-eyed but unfalteringly polite and thoughtful.

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We need to develop a framework for the future based on thoughtful conversation and safely steer society forward.

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