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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Prudence; calm deliberation.
  2. n. Thoughtful regard for another's circumstances or feelings.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The characteristic of being considerate.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. kind and considerate regard for others; consideration.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. kind and considerate regard for others

Etymologies

  1. considerate +‎ -ness (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “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

  • “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.””

    Lazarus, Nahida Ruth.

  • “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.”

    The Wall Street Journal: A Heavenly Collaboration: Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Jazz

  • “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

  • “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

  • “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”

    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

  • “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.”

    Simon & Schuster: Black and White

  • “This antecedent considerateness in Fitzpiers was as welcome to”

    The Woodlanders

  • “Henri, her real one was no other than a design to impress me with an idea of her own exalted goodness and tender considerateness; so having again hastily nodded assent to her remarks, I obviated their renewal by suddenly demanding the compositions, in a sharp accent, and stepping from the estrade, I proceeded to collect them.”

    The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte

  • “But your considerateness and bounty will make you faithful ones wherever you go.”

    Clarissa Harlowe

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