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UK
/kˈeəfəlnəs/
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[ US /ˈkɛɹfəɫˌnɛs/ ]
[ US /ˈkɛɹfəɫˌnɛs/ ]
NOUN
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the quality of being careful and painstaking
I admired the carefulness of his work -
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
a man of caution
How To Use carefulness In A Sentence
- You know, when you read a story now, Michael, you find a little bit more journalistic judicious carefulness in the presentation of the story.
- Precociously conscious of the precious, inexplicable burden of selfhood, I have steered my unique little craft carefully, at the same time doubting that carefulness is the most sublime virtue. John updike | march 18, 1932 – january 27, 2009 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
- It is a most wholesome lesson for Christian workers to learn that all true work is primarily the Lord's, and only secondarily ours, and that therefore all 'carefulness' on our part is distrust of Him, implying a sinful self-conceit which overlooks the fact that He is the one Worker and all others are only His instruments. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God
- These young people are full of vigour, but fail in carefulness.
- Carefulness and Patience in daily work, Willingness to Take Responsibility, Good Pererrorformance under certain pressure; Good Learning ability and Self-drive Capability.
- Good capability of planning and coordinating, and communicating, with an attitude of preciseness and carefulness.
- I admired the carefulness of his work
- Man's own logic, his carefulness is not a direction to purge the word "seeing" from literary theory. 4 Seeing Is Reading
- And in spite of all the insistence on carefulness and meticulousness -- well, scolding is what I call it -- the women were genuinely fond of her, calling her Mama, and always crying when she'd leave to return to the States. Ken Wong: The Language Not Needed For Love
- But I think there are many reasons for cautiousness and carefulness.