CONSIDERATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consideration mean? 

• CONSIDERATION (noun)
  The noun CONSIDERATION has 6 senses:

1. the process of giving careful thought to something

2. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

3. a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)

4. kind and considerate regard for others

5. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

6. a considerate and thoughtful act

  Familiarity information: CONSIDERATION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSIDERATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of giving careful thought to something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)

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

advisement; deliberation; weighing (careful consideration)

exploration (a systematic consideration)

contemplation; musing; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness (a calm, lengthy, intent consideration)

Derivation:

consider (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

consider (think about carefully; weigh)

consider (look at carefully; study mentally)

consider (give careful consideration to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

circumstance; condition; consideration

Context example:

another consideration is the time it would take

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

information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)

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

justification (something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary)

mitigating circumstance ((law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense)

Derivation:

consider (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes)

consider (show consideration for; take into account)

consider (give careful consideration to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour

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

discourse; discussion; treatment (an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic)

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

reconsideration (a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision)

Derivation:

consider (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

consider (think about carefully; weigh)

consider (give careful consideration to)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Kind and considerate regard for others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

considerateness; consideration; thoughtfulness

Context example:

he showed no consideration for her feelings

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

kindness (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)

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

attentiveness (the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others)

tact; tactfulness (consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense)

Antonym:

inconsideration (the quality of failing to be considerate of others)

Derivation:

consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

consideration; retainer

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

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)

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

quid; quid pro quo (something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A considerate and thoughtful act

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

consideration; thoughtfulness

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

benignity; kindness (a kind act)

Derivation:

consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)

 Context examples 

This was accordingly done, Mr. Tilney still continuing standing before them; and after a few minutes' consideration, he asked Catherine to dance with him.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

In a healthcare context, empathy refers to care that incorporates understanding of the patient perspective, shared decision making between patient and practitioner, and consideration of the broader context in which illness is experienced.

(Patients with an ‘empathic’ GP at reduced risk of early death, University of Cambridge)

No, in her uncle's house there would have been a consideration of times and seasons, a regulation of subject, a propriety, an attention towards everybody which there was not here.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

You spoke yourself of the human frailty that prevented one from taking all the factors into consideration.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

These considerations moved me to hasten my departure somewhat sooner than I intended; to which the court, impatient to have me gone, very readily contributed.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Water ice will be a key consideration for any potential landing site.

(NASA's Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars, NASA)

A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.

(Conclusion, NCI Thesaurus)

A position, opinion, or judgment reached on an issue under consideration.

(Decision, NCI Thesaurus)

The consideration of chemical factors as a variable in disease incident, transmission, and control.

(Chemical Agents, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of sea salt on Europa's surface suggests the ocean is interacting with its rocky seafloor — an important consideration in determining whether the icy moon could support life.

(NASA Research Reveals Europa's Mystery Dark Material Could Be Sea Salt, NASA)