considerate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsɪdərət/ UK /kənˈsɪdərət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
careful not to inconvenience or harm others; thoughtful

It was considerate of her to call ahead.

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Synonyms

1 adj · careful not to... thoughtful kind caring attentive obliging solicitous accommodating

Opposites

inconsiderate thoughtless selfish rude callous

Word family

Forms considerately

Derived forms consideratelyconsiderateness

Related forms consider consideration considered sidereal

Etymology

From Latin consideratus, past participle of considerare ('to look at closely, observe'), perhaps originally an augural term from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation').

considerare Latin sidus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# considerate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɪdərət/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɪdərət/

## Meanings
1. careful not to inconvenience or harm others; thoughtful

## Examples
- It was considerate of her to call ahead.

## Synonyms
- thoughtful
- kind
- caring
- attentive
- obliging
- solicitous
- accommodating

## Antonyms
- inconsiderate
- thoughtless
- selfish
- rude
- callous

## Derived Forms
- considerately
- considerateness

## Related Forms
- consider
- consideration
- considered
- sidereal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: considerare
- Root: sidus

## Etymology
From Latin consideratus, past participle of considerare ('to look at closely, observe'), perhaps originally an augural term from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation').

## AI Etymology
Considerate is from Latin consideratus, past participle of considerare ('to look at closely, observe'), perhaps originally an augural term from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation'). Important recorded forms include considerare (Latin) and sidus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers careful not to inconvenience or harm others; thoughtful. The wider family includes derived forms such as considerately and considerateness and related words such as consider, consideration, considered, and sidereal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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