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thoughtful
thought·ful T0181100 (thôt′fəl)adj.1. a. Given to careful thought; reflective: Every thoughtful person should read the article.b. Engrossed in thought: She was thoughtful the whole way home on the bus.2. Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought: a thoughtful essay.3. Having or showing heed for the well-being or happiness of others and a propensity for anticipating their needs or wishes.
thought′ful·ly adv.thought′ful·ness n.Synonyms: thoughtful, considerate, attentive, solicitous
These adjectives mean having or showing concern for the well-being of others. Although thoughtful and considerate are often used interchangeably, thoughtful implies a tendency to anticipate needs or wishes, whereas considerate stresses sensitivity to another's feelings: a thoughtful friend who brought me soup when I was sick; considerate, quiet neighbors. Attentive suggests devoted, assiduous attention: an excellent host who was attentive to the needs of his guests. Solicitous implies deep concern, sometimes accompanied by worry: a mother who is very solicitous of her asthmatic child. See Also Synonyms at pensive.thoughtful (ˈθɔːtfʊl) adj1. considerate in the treatment of other people2. showing careful thought3. pensive; reflective ˈthoughtfully adv ˈthoughtfulness nthought•ful (ˈθɔt fəl)
adj. 1. showing consideration for others; considerate. 2. characterized by or manifesting careful thought: a thoughtful essay. 3. occupied with or given to thought; contemplative; meditative; reflective: in a thoughtful mood. 4. careful, heedful, or mindful. [1150–1200] thought′ful•ly, adv. thought′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | thoughtful - having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" | | 2. | thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"considerate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"thoughtless - showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering" | | 3. | thoughtful - acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"serious-mindedserious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" | | 4. | thoughtful - taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"heedful, paying attention, attentive | | 5. | thoughtful - considerate of the feelings or well-being of othersconsiderate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" |
thoughtfuladjective1. reflective, pensive, contemplative, meditative, thinking, serious, musing, wistful, introspective, rapt, studious, lost in thought, deliberative, ruminative, in a brown study He was looking very thoughtful.
reflective shallow, superficial2. considerate, kind, caring, kindly, helpful, attentive, unselfish, solicitous a thoughtful and caring man
considerate selfish, insensitive, uncaring, inconsiderate, impolite, neglectful, cold-hearted3. profound, serious, deep, intelligent, philosophical, weighty, meaty, pithy, studious a thoughtful and scholarly bookthoughtfuladjective1. Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought:cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, reflective, ruminative, speculative, thinking.Idiom: in a brown study.2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect:cerebral, intellectual, sophisticated.Informal: highbrow.3. Full of polite concern for the well-being of others:attentive, considerate, courteous, gallant, polite, solicitous.Translationsthought (ˈθoːt) verbsee think. noun1. something that one thinks; an idea. I had a sudden thought. 思想 思想2. the act of thinking; consideration. After a great deal of thought we decided to emigrate to America. 思考 思考3. general opinion. scientific thought. 思潮 思潮ˈthoughtful adjective1. (appearing to be) thinking deeply. You look thoughtful; a thoughtful mood. 考慮周到的 考虑周到的2. thinking of other people; consideration. It was very thoughtful of you to do that. 體貼的 体贴的ˈthoughtfully adverb 體貼地，周到地 体贴地，周到地 ˈthoughtfulness noun 思考 思考ˈthoughtless adjective not thinking about other people; showing no thought, care or consideration; inconsiderate. thoughtless words. 輕率的，粗心的 自私的，轻率的，粗心的 ˈthoughtlessly adverb 粗心地 粗心地ˈthoughtlessness noun 粗心 粗心MedicalSeethoughtLegalSeeThoughtthoughtful
Synonyms for thoughtfuladj reflectiveSynonyms- reflective
- pensive
- contemplative
- meditative
- thinking
- serious
- musing
- wistful
- introspective
- rapt
- studious
- lost in thought
- deliberative
- ruminative
- in a brown study
Antonymsadj considerateSynonyms- considerate
- kind
- caring
- kindly
- helpful
- attentive
- unselfish
- solicitous
Antonyms- selfish
- insensitive
- uncaring
- inconsiderate
- impolite
- neglectful
- cold-hearted
adj profoundSynonyms- profound
- serious
- deep
- intelligent
- philosophical
- weighty
- meaty
- pithy
- studious
Synonyms for thoughtfuladj of, characterized by, or disposed to thoughtSynonyms- cogitative
- contemplative
- deliberative
- excogitative
- meditative
- pensive
- reflective
- ruminative
- speculative
- thinking
adj appealing to or engaging the intellectSynonyms- cerebral
- intellectual
- sophisticated
- highbrow
adj full of polite concern for the well-being of othersSynonyms- attentive
- considerate
- courteous
- gallant
- polite
- solicitous
Synonyms for thoughtfuladj having intellectual depthRelated Wordsadj exhibiting or characterized by careful thoughtRelated WordsAntonymsadj acting with or showing thought and good senseSynonymsRelated Wordsadj taking heedSynonyms- heedful
- paying attention
- attentive
adj considerate of the feelings or well-being of othersRelated Words |