noun
1. kind and considerate regard for others
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he showed no consideration for her feelings
• Syn: ↑consideration, ↑considerateness
• Ant: ↑thoughtlessness, ↑inconsideration (for: ↑consideration)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtful, ↑considerate (for: ↑considerateness), ↑consider (for: ↑consideration)
• Hypernyms: ↑kindness
• Hyponyms: ↑attentiveness, ↑tact, ↑tactfulness
2. a considerate and thoughtful act
• Syn: ↑consideration
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtful, ↑consider (for: ↑consideration)
3. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
• Syn: ↑contemplation, ↑reflection, ↑reflexion, ↑rumination, ↑musing
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtful, ↑muse (for: ↑musing), ↑ruminate (for: ↑rumination), ↑contemplate (for: ↑contemplation)
• Hypernyms: ↑consideration
• Hyponyms:
↑cogitation, ↑study, ↑meditation, ↑speculation, ↑introspection, ↑self-contemplation, ↑self-examination, ↑retrospect
4. the trait of thinking carefully before acting
• Ant: ↑unthoughtfulness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thoughtful
• Hypernyms: ↑trait
• Hyponyms:
↑pensiveness, ↑meditativeness, ↑contemplativeness, ↑introspectiveness, ↑deliberation, ↑deliberateness, ↑reflectiveness, ↑reflectivity
• Attrubites: ↑thoughtful, ↑thoughtless
Useful english dictionary. 2012.