thoughtfulness

1. 1.

   a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonymscontemplationreflectionreflexionruminationmusing

   Broaderconsideration

   Narrowercogitationmeditationintrospectionretrospect
2. 2.

   kind and considerate regard for others

   “he showed no consideration for her feelings”

   Synonymsconsiderationconsiderateness

   Antonymsthoughtlessness

   Broaderkindness

   Narrowerattentivenesstact
3. 3.

   the trait of thinking carefully before acting

   Antonymsunthoughtfulness

   Broadertrait

   Narrowerpensivenessintrospectivenessdeliberationreflectiveness

   Part ofcharacter
4. 4.

   a considerate and thoughtful act

   Synonymsconsideration

   Broaderkindness

Other forms of thoughtfulness

plural

thoughtfulnesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about thoughtfulness

What does thoughtfulness mean?

thoughtfulness means "a calm, lengthy, intent consideration". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thoughtfulness?

thoughtfulness has 3 syllables: thought-ful-ness. The stress falls on "thought". In IPA it is /ˈθɔtfəlnɪs/.

What is another word for thoughtfulness?

Close synonyms include contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of thoughtfulness?

The recorded antonyms are thoughtlessness, unthoughtfulness.

Is thoughtfulness a common word?

thoughtfulness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.