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Meaning of CAREFULNESS

Pronunciation:  `kehrfulnes

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"
  2. [n]  the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution"
 
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 Synonyms: caution, cautiousness
 
 Antonyms: carelessness, incaution, incautiousness
 
 See Also: attentiveness, conscientiousness, painstakingness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Care"ful*ness\, n.
Quality or state of being careful.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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