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CAREFULNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does carefulness mean?

• CAREFULNESS (noun)
The noun CAREFULNESS has 2 senses:

1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
2. the quality of being careful and painstaking

Familiarity information: CAREFULNESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CAREFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

carefulness; caution; cautiousness

Context example:

a man of caution

Hypernyms ("carefulness" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The quality of being careful and painstaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

I admired the carefulness of his work

Hypernyms ("carefulness" is a kind of...):

attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)

Attribute:

careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)

careless (marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carefulness"):

conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)

Antonym:

carelessness (the quality of not being careful or taking pains)

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