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carefulness

ca·re·ful·ness

US/ˈkɛrfʌˌlnɛs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

  • “a man of caution”
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2.

the quality of being careful and painstaking

  • “I admired the carefulness of his work”
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Origin

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English carfulnes (“care, anxiety, a charge, cure of souls, solicitude, carefulness, curiousness, curiosity”), equivalent to careful + -ness.

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