thoughtfuladjective
uk/ˈθɔːt.fəl/us/ˈθɑːt.fəl/B2 carefully considering things:
He has a thoughtful approach to his work.
C2 quiet because you are thinking about something:
You look thoughtful.
kind and always thinking about how you can help other people:
Thank you for calling when I was ill - it was very thoughtful of you.
She's a very thoughtful person.
Opposite
thoughtless
More examples
- He is a quietly spoken, thoughtful man.
- When I asked him if he believed in God, he became very thoughtful.
- The book is a thoughtful account of his journeys in China.
- It was very thoughtful of her to bring a cake.
- I wish the children would be more thoughtful about where they put their litter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deep in thought
- brooding
- considerate
- contemplation
- deep
- deep in thought idiom
- introspective
- meditation
- pensive
- reflective
- ruminative
- sink
- sunk
- sunk in thought idiom 1
- sunk in thought
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Kind & thoughtful
thoughtfully
adverb uk/ˈθɔːt.fəl.i/us/ˈθɑːt.fəl.i/
He gazed thoughtfully into the distance.
There were sandwiches, thoughtfully provided by his wife.
thoughtfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈθɔːt.fəl.nəs/us/ˈθɑːt.fəl.nəs/