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thoughtful
[ thawt-fuhl ]
adjective
- showing consideration for others; considerate.
Synonyms: solicitous, attentive
- characterized by or manifesting careful thought:
a thoughtful essay.
in a thoughtful mood.
- careful, heedful, or mindful:
to be thoughtful of one's safety.
thoughtful
/ ˈθɔːtfʊl /
adjective
- considerate in the treatment of other people
- showing careful thought
- pensive; reflective
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Derived Forms
- ˈthoughtfulness, noun
- ˈthoughtfully, adverb
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Other Words From
- thought·ful·ly adverb
- thought·ful·ness noun
- o·ver·thought·ful adjective
- o·ver·thought·ful·ly adverb
- un·thought·ful adjective
- un·thought·ful·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thoughtful1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.
During our interview, he was intense, fast, generous with his time, and thoughtful and expansive with his answers.
Just when did Tatiana actually set out to build a thoughtful collection?
You know: anything too sensitive, thoughtful, too sharing, too out there.
That doesn't mean I would rather have had Earl be compassionate and thoughtful than be a winner.
He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
He sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.
It is either thoughtless repetition, or thoughtful Analysis that he must use.
Robespierre, at such times silent and thoughtful, was ever bending over her chair.
The firelight played on the lace curtains of the baby's bed, as it did on Lady Hartledon's face; a thoughtful face just now.
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