carefulness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɛrfəlnəs/ UK /ˈkɛəfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being cautious and attentive Her carefulness with figures made her a fine accountant. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... cautionprudenceattentivenesswarinesscircumspectiondiligenceheedfulness ↔ Opposites carelessnessnegligencerecklessnessheedlessness Word family Related forms carefulcarefullycare Etymology AI details From careful + -ness. Care is from Old English caru ('sorrow, anxiety, concern'), from Proto-Germanic *karō. caru Old English *karō Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carefulness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɛrfəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɛəfʊlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being cautious and attentive ## Examples - Her carefulness with figures made her a fine accountant. ## Synonyms - caution - prudence - attentiveness - wariness - circumspection - diligence - heedfulness ## Antonyms - carelessness - negligence - recklessness - heedlessness ## Related Forms - careful - carefully - care ## Roots and Affixes - Root: caru - Root: *karō ## Etymology From careful + -ness. Care is from Old English caru ('sorrow, anxiety, concern'), from Proto-Germanic *karō. ## AI Etymology Carefulness is from careful + -ness. Care is from Old English caru ('sorrow, anxiety, concern'), from Proto-Germanic *karō. Important recorded forms include caru (Old English) and *karō (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being cautious and attentive. The wider family includes related words such as careful, carefully, and care. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown