noun
1. a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
• Syn: ↑slowness, ↑deliberation, ↑unhurriedness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unhurried (for: ↑unhurriedness), ↑deliberate, ↑slow (for: ↑slowness)
• Hyponyms: ↑leisureliness, ↑dilatoriness, ↑procrastination
2. the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
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he was a man of judicial deliberation
• Syn: ↑deliberation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑deliberate (for: ↑deliberation), ↑deliberate
• Hypernyms: ↑thoughtfulness
• Hyponyms: ↑intentionality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.