CAREFULNESS

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 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

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)

Derivation:

careful (mindful of the future in spending money)

careful (cautiously attentive)

careful (full of cares or anxiety)

Sense 2

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)

Derivation:

careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)

careful (unhurried and with care and dignity)

careful (mindful of the future in spending money)

 Context examples 

He studied the habits of the squirrel with greater carefulness, and strove with greater craft to steal upon it and surprise it.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Her carefulness in guarding her sister from ever hearing Willoughby's name mentioned, was not thrown away.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Now you must be satisfied—Our own dear Mrs. Weston, who is carefulness itself.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

But all the time he was oppressed by the consciousness that this carefulness of diction was making a booby of him, preventing him from expressing what he had in him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Henry looked about with great carefulness and shook his head.

(White Fang, by Jack London)