thoughtfulness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈθɔtfəlnəs/ UK /ˈθɔːtfəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being considerate or absorbed in thought She thanked him for the thoughtfulness of the gift. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... considerationattentivenesskindnessreflectioncontemplationcare ↔ Opposites thoughtlessnesscarelessnessinconsideration Word family Related forms thoughtfulthoughtthoughtfullythink Etymology AI details From thoughtful (thought + -ful) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thoht ('thought'). thoht Old English thencan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thoughtfulness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɔtfəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɔːtfəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being considerate or absorbed in thought ## Examples - She thanked him for the thoughtfulness of the gift. ## Synonyms - consideration - attentiveness - kindness - reflection - contemplation - care ## Antonyms - thoughtlessness - carelessness - inconsideration ## Related Forms - thoughtful - thought - thoughtfully - think ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thoht - Root: thencan ## Etymology From thoughtful (thought + -ful) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thoht ('thought'). ## AI Etymology Thoughtfulness comes from thoughtful (thought + -ful) + the abstract-noun suffix -ness, ultimately from Old English thoht ('thought'). The historical chain includes Old English thoht and Old English thencan. The quoted older sense, "thought," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for thoughtfulness. The formation is best read as suffixal, compound, and borrowed: the word thoughtfulness carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "the quality of being considerate or absorbed in thought". Related English forms include thoughtful, thought, thoughtfully, and think. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown