thoughtful

[thought·ful]

You are thoughtful if you consider how your actions and words will affect other people’s feelings. It is thoughtful to cook your friend's favorite dish when you invite him over for dinner.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

Adjective S.
showing consideration and anticipation of needs; "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention"

Adjective
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

Adjective S.
having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"

Adjective S.
acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"

Adjective
exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"

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a.
Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

a.
Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth.

a.
Anxious; solicitous; concerned.


Thoughtful

Thought"ful , a. 1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.
War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades.
2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth. Glanvill. 3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.
Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear, And thoughtful foresight, and tormenting care.
Syn. -- Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive; careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet. -- Thoughtful, Considerate. He who is habitually thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true interest; he who is considerate pauses to reflect and guard himself against error. One who is not thoughtful by nature, if he can be made considerate, will usually be guarded against serious mistakes. "He who is thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is considerate pauses, and considers properly what is his duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it is the recommendation of a confidential person to be considerate, as he has often o judge according to his own discretion.usage> Crabb. -- Thought"ful*ly, adv. -- hought"ful*ness, n.

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Usage Examples

The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.

It remains to consider what attitude thoughtful men and Christian believers should take respecting them, and how they stand related to beliefs of another order.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

There is no war on women. Women are doing well. But women are thoughtful. And what we in the Republican Party and across the country, Republican, Independents and Democrat women say is we're more thoughtful than a label. We care about jobs and the economy and healthcare and education. We care about a lot of different things.

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.

I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today.

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them, for the future of Labor is the future of America.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

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Other Usage Examples

To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.

It is hard to see Judge Roberts as a judicial activist who would place ideological purity or a particular agenda above or ahead the need for thoughtful legal reasoning.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.

My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isn't abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because it's all real to me. I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all.

I found out about reviews early on. They're mostly written by sad men on bad afternoons. That's probably why I'm less angry than some writers, who are so narcissistic they consider every line of every review, even a thoughtful one, as major treason.

Gay people are the sweetest, kindest, most artistic, warmest and most thoughtful people in the world. And since the beginning of time all they've ever been is kicked.

I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.

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