Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Prudence; calm deliberation.
- noun Thoughtful regard for another's circumstances or feelings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun kind and considerate regard for others; consideration.
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- noun The characteristic of being
considerate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
Etymologies
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Examples
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And little could she comfort herself with the thought that it was not his real self, for she remembered his gentleness and considerateness, all his finenesses of the past.
CHAPTER XII 2010
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In all her works Judaism appears as the more human culture, since “The Hebrew laws are not only more human-friendly and more attuned to human psychology, but even the unwritten [i.e., oral] customs demonstrate tenderness and considerateness.”
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By the warmth of his greeting, his natural considerateness and the keenness of his intelligence -- which made his wit so sharp -- he was a delight to be with.
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On the signboard outside the village hall, a mysterious announcement appeared: Let all men recognize your unselfishness, your considerateness, your forbearing spirit.
A Christmas Parable By Judith Moran Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2008
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On the signboard outside the village hall, a mysterious announcement appeared: Let all men recognize your unselfishness, your considerateness, your forbearing spirit.
Archive 2008-12-01 Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2008
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Moreover, as St. John Chrysostom explains, the divine Word demonstrates profound considerateness συγκατάβασις for the personal diversity and cultural contexts of those hearing and receiving.
Zenit: Patriarch's Words at Vespers papabear 2008
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Moreover, as St. John Chrysostom explains, the divine Word demonstrates profound considerateness συγκατάβασις for the personal diversity and cultural contexts of those hearing and receiving.
Archive 2008-10-19 papabear 2008
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He has excellent sense for every one but himself, and, as I have seen him with a single exception, a gentleness, propriety, and considerateness of manner surprising in any man, but especially so in a man associating only with the rough men of the
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The conduct of the Negro during the war proves him kindly, temperate, trustworthy; his conduct since the war reveals in him considerateness, purpose, capacity, an order of growing good qualities.
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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The conduct of the Negro during the war proves him kindly, temperate, trustworthy; his conduct since the war reveals in him considerateness, purpose, capacity, an order of growing good qualities.
Black and White T. Thomas Fortune 2007
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