Considerate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[asl]t), a.
     [L. consideratus, p. p.]
     1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful
        of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;
        esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of
        others.


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              Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.
                                                    --Milton.
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              [AE]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his
              people.                               --Dryden.
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              The wisest and most considerate men in the world.
                                                    --Sharp.
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     2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]
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              They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.
                                                    H. More.
  
     Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;
          deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --
          {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  considerate
       adj : showing concern for the rights and feelings of others;
             "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" [ant: {inconsiderate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "considerate":
     accommodating, accommodative, affable, agreeable, amiable,
     attentive, benevolent, big, calculating, careful, cautious,
     charitable, chary, chivalrous, circumspect, civil, compassionate,
     complaisant, courteous, curious, deferential, delicate, discreet,
     discriminating, discriminative, enlightened, fair, friendly,
     generous, gingerly, good-hearted, graceful, gracious, greathearted,
     guarded, heedful, helpful, indulgent, judgmatic, judicial,
     judicious, kind, kindly, lenient, lofty, loving, magnanimous,
     mindful, mindful of others, obliging, polite, politic, provident,
     prudent, prudential, reflecting, reflective, regardful, respectful,
     safe, sensitive, solicitous, sympathetic, tactful, tender,
     thoughtful, tolerant, unselfish, urbane, warmhearted, wary,
     well-advised, well-judged