Thoughtful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having intellectual depth

exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɔːtfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɔːtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɔːtfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈɔːtfəl/.

Examples

a deeply thoughtful essay
a thoughtful paper
a sensible young man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attentive heedful serious-minded paying attention

Antonyms

heedless thoughtless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having intellectual depth “a deeply thoughtful essay”
adjective	exhibiting or characterized by careful thought “a thoughtful paper”
adjective	acting with or showing thought and good sense “a sensible young man”
adjective	taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention “heedful of the warnings”
adjective	considerate of the feelings or well-being of others

Word Forms

thoughtfulness	noun	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
serious-mindedness	noun	the trait of being serious; - Robert Rice
heedfulness	noun	the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
attend	verb	give heed (to)
attentiveness	noun	the trait of being observant and paying attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachdenklich

über intellektuelle Tiefe verfügen

🇫🇷French

réfléchi

avoir une profondeur intellectuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

considerado

tener profundidad intelectual

🇮🇹Italian

premuroso

avere profondità intellettuale

🇳🇱Dutch

bedachtzaam

intellectuele diepgang hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

considerado

ter profundidade intelectual

🇷🇺Russian

вдумчивый

обладающий интеллектуальной глубиной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचारमग्न

बौद्धिक गहराई होना

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তাশীল

বুদ্ধিবৃত্তিক গভীরতা আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்தனைமிக்க

அறிவுசார் ஆழம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచనాత్మకమైన

మేధో లోతు కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारशील

बौद्धिक खोली असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારશીલ

બૌદ્ધિક ઊંડાઈ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲ

ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಆಳವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്താശേഷിയുള്ള

ബൗദ്ധിക ആഴം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ

ਬੌਧਿਕ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوچ سمجھ کر

فکری گہرائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

周到

有知识深度

🇯🇵Japanese

思慮深い

知的深みがある

🇰🇷Korean

인정 있는

지적 깊이가 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chu đáo

có chiều sâu trí tuệ

🇹🇭Thai

รอบคอบ

มีความลึกซึ้งทางปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh pertimbangan

memiliki kedalaman intelektual

🇵🇭Filipino

maalalahanin

pagkakaroon ng intelektwal na lalim

🇲🇾Malay

termenung

mempunyai kedalaman intelek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدروس

وجود عمق فكري

🇮🇷Persian

متفکر

داشتن عمق فکری

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünceli

entelektüel derinliğe sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתחַשֵׁב

בעל עומק אינטלקטואלי

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