Carefulness
['kɛrfəlnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being careful and painstaking; 'I admired the carefulness of his work'.
Typist: Morton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Quality or state of being careful.
Editor: Segre
Examples
- Christian pocketed the moneybags, promised the greatest carefulness, and set out on his way. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Now you must be satisfiedOur own dear Mrs. Weston, who is carefulness itself. Jane Austen. Emma.
- This deliberate, delicate carefulness of movement reminded Ursula of Gudrun. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- With an almost occult carefulness he turned the door handle, and opened the door an inch. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Her carefulness in guarding her sister from ever hearing Willoughby's name mentioned, was not thrown away. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Edited by Astor