consideration
- noun
- /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
- I appreciate your consideration.
- respect and consideration
I got to see where my lack of consideration for him would come up.
- I got to see where my lack of consideration for him would come up.
- Scooter people have way too much confidence they have no consideration of other people on the road on the streets.
- I think in this day and age, we've kind of supplanted that consideration because my feelings count.
- I mean, Can you imagine aspirin was it just goes to show that there's no consideration for the players.
- My mum oozed care and consideration and and love towards me and my three sisters.
- Turns out he texted her showing her this post and she, a sweetheart and a stranger, was the one who had the consideration to not work out anymore.
Examples
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An essential part of being civilized is consideration for the sensibilities of others.
Fiction book (1991) -
Out of consideration for her friend, she decided not to discuss her personal problems.
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So I would have liked to see a little bit more consideration for that in this design.
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Do you have any consideration for your friends?
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I believe that people in public life should treat others with consideration and respect, and those are the principles that this government will stand by.
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And thanks for your consideration.
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I beg you to give greater consideration to the board members.
Fiction book (1994) -
Out of consideration for your husband's years of service to the community.
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His friends spoke about his kindness, his laugh, his graciousness, his helpfulness and consideration to everyone around him.
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Why then don't we extend the same consideration to text messages, emails and tweets?
Synonyms
Polite actions or words that show you value someone
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
Polite actions or words that show respect for other people
Careful attention to other people's needs or feelings
Small kind acts that show interest or care
Showing good manners and respect to other people
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
A kind and polite way of treating other people
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
Careful watching and listening for other people's needs and feelings
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
Polite and kind behavior toward other people's feelings and wishes
Care for other people's needs and feelings
A polite way of behaving that shows respect for other people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Considerate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consideration comes from the Latin considerare (from con- 'with' and sidere 'star') and later grew the meaning of 'thinking about others'. So to show consideration or to be considerate is to think of other people's needs and feelings.