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thoughtfullness

thoughtfullness is the archaic form of thoughtfulness.

Meaning of thoughtfulness

Noun

thoughtfulness (uncountable)

  1. Thoughtful and considerate attention.
    • She sat with her feet tucked under her, and leaned against her father, who held her in his arm, as she stared out the window at the passing people with a queer old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes.1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Sara”, in A Little Princess: […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 3
    Antonyms:
    thoughtlessness
  2. Careful deliberation before action.

Origin of thoughtfullness

From thoughtfull + -ness.

Questions about thoughtfullness

What is thoughtfullness the archaic form of?
Thoughtfullness is the archaic form of thoughtfulness.

Words near thoughtfullness in the dictionary

  1. thoughtest
  2. thoughtform
  3. thoughtforms
  4. thoughtful
  5. thoughtfull
  6. thoughtfullness
  7. thoughtfully
  8. thoughtfulness
  9. thoughtier
  10. thoughtiest
  11. thoughtless

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