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thoughtful |
Grep of noun thoughtful thoughtfulness Overview of adj thoughtful The adj thoughtful has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) thoughtful -- (having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay") 2. (1) thoughtful -- (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper") 3. (1) sensible, thoughtful -- (acting with or showing thought and good sense "a sensible young man") 4. heedful, attentive, thoughtful -- (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing") 5. kind thoughtful -- (showing consideration and anticipation of needs "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention") Antonyms of adj thoughtful 5 senses of thoughtful Sense 1 thoughtful INDIRECT (VIA profound) -> superficial Sense 2 thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) thoughtless (vs. thoughtful) => inconsiderate, unconsidered => unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful Sense 3 sensible, thoughtful INDIRECT (VIA serious) -> frivolous Sense 4 heedful (vs. heedless), attentive, thoughtful Sense 5 kind thoughtful INDIRECT (VIA considerate) -> inconsiderate Similarity of adj thoughtful 5 senses of thoughtful Sense 1 thoughtful => profound (vs. superficial) Sense 2 thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) => bemused, deep in thought(prenominal), lost(prenominal), preoccupied => brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative => cogitative, thinking(postnominal) => considered, reasoned, well thought out(prenominal) => deliberate => deliberative => excogitative Also See-> considerate#1 Sense 3 sensible, thoughtful => serious (vs. frivolous) Sense 4 heedful (vs. heedless), attentive, thoughtful Sense 5 kind thoughtful => considerate (vs. inconsiderate) Attributes of adj thoughtful 2 of 5 senses of thoughtful Sense 2 thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) => thoughtfulness Sense 4 heedful (vs. heedless), attentive, thoughtful => attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention Familiarity of adj thoughtful thoughtful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj thoughtful forethoughtful thoughtful unforethoughtful unthoughtful Overview of adj thoughtful The adj thoughtful has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) thoughtful -- (having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay") 2. (1) thoughtful -- (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper") 3. (1) sensible, thoughtful -- (acting with or showing thought and good sense "a sensible young man") 4. heedful, attentive, thoughtful -- (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing") 5. kind thoughtful -- (showing consideration and anticipation of needs "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention")
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