Meaning of THOUGHTFUL
| Pronunciation: | | 'thotful
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- [adj] showing consideration and anticipation of needs; "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention"
- [adj] taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
- [adj] having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"
- [adj] acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"
- [adj] exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"
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| | Synonyms: | | attentive, bemused, brooding, broody, cogitative, considerate, considered, contemplative, deep in thought(p), deliberate, deliberative, excogitative, heedful, kind, lost(p), meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, preoccupied, profound, reasoned, reflective, ruminative, sensible, serious, thinking(a), well thought out(p) |
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| | Antonyms: | | heedless, thoughtless, unheeding | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Thought"ful\, a.
1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative;
as, a man of thoughtful mind.
War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades.
--Pope.
2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the
mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain;
thoughtful in seeking truth. --Glanvill.
3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.
Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear, And
thoughtful foresight, and tormenting care. --Prior.
Syn: Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive;
careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet.
Usage: {Thoughtful}, {Considerate}. He who is habitually
thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true
interest; he who is considerate pauses to reflect and
guard himself against error. One who is not thoughtful
by nature, if he can be made considerate, will usually
be guarded against serious mistakes. ``He who is
thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is
considerate pauses, and considers properly what is his
duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person
to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it is
the recommendation of a confidential person to be
considerate, as he has often to judge according to his
own discretion. --Crabb. -- {Thought"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Thought"ful*ness}, n.
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