thoughtfulness

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.