carefulness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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... caution prudence attentiveness wariness circumspection diligence heedfulness

Opposites

carelessness negligence recklessness heedlessness

Word family

Related forms careful carefully care

Etymology

From careful + -ness. Care is from Old English caru ('sorrow, anxiety, concern'), from Proto-Germanic *karō.

caru Old English *karō Proto-Germanic

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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