thoughtful

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈθɔːtfəl/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈθɔːtfl̩]
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• General-American: /ˈθɔtfəl/ without the cot–caught merger
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• General-American: [ˈθɔtfl̩] without the cot–caught merger
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• Canada, US, cot-caught-merger: /ˈθɑtfl̩/
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• Canada, US, cot-caught-merger: /ˈθɒtfl̩/
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• CMU ARPABET: TH AO1 T F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English thoȝtful, thohtful, equivalent to thought + -ful. Compare Dutch gedachtenvol, Swedish tankfull.

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: عَمِيق اَلتَّفْكِير (ʕamīq at-tafkīr) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Asturian: atentu — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Bulgarian: замислен (zamislen) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Catalan: pensarós — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Chinese Mandarin: 周到 (zhōudào) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Dutch: voorkomend — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Esperanto: pripensema — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Finnish: ajatteleva — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Finnish: ajattelukykyinen — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Finnish: harkittu — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• French: réfléchi — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• German: nachdenklich — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• German: bedächtig — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• German: gedankenvoll — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Ancient Greek: σκεπτικός (skeptikós) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Hindi: चिंतनशील (cintanśīl) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Irish: cásmhar — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Irish: cuimhneach — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Italian: pensieroso — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Italian: pensoso — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Italian: meditabondo — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Italian: cogitabondo — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Latin: memor — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Latin: cōgitābundus — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Macedonian: промислен (promislen) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Māori: whaiwhakaaro — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Middle English: sad — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Polish: rozważny — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Portuguese: bem pensado — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Portuguese: meticuloso — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Romanian: cugetat — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Russian: вду́мчивый (vdúmčivyj) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Scottish Gaelic: cùramach — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Slovak: vnímavý — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Slovak: pozorný — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Spanish: detallista — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Swedish: eftertänksam — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Turkish: dalgın — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Turkish: düşünceli — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Ukrainian: заду́мливий (zadúmlyvyj) — demonstrating thought or careful consideration
• Azerbaijani: qayğıkeş — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Bulgarian: внимателен (vnimatelen) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Catalan: atent — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Chinese Mandarin: 體貼 /体贴 (tǐtiē) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Dutch: attent — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Dutch: voorkomend — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Finnish: ajattelevainen — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Finnish: huomaavainen — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• French: attentionné — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• French: attentif — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• German: aufmerksam — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Hindi: विचारशील (vicārśīl) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Hindi: चिंतनशील (cintanśīl) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Irish: cásmhar — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Italian: premuroso — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Macedonian: внимателен (vnimatelen) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Macedonian: обѕирен (obdziren) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Māori: ngākau mahara — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Old English: besċēawod — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Polish: troskliwy — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Portuguese: atencioso — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Romanian: grijuliu — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Russian: забо́тливый (zabótlivyj) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Russian: чу́ткий (čútkij) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Russian: внима́тельный (vnimátelʹnyj) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Scottish Gaelic: cùramach — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Slovak: pozorný (voči druhým) — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Spanish: detallista — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Swedish: omtänksam — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Turkish: düşünceli — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Turkish: ince — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Turkish: nazik — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Turkish: anlayışlı — demonstrating kindness or consideration
• Ukrainian: ува́жний (uvážnyj) — demonstrating kindness or consideration