considerate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
considerate
    adj 1: showing concern for the rights and feelings of others;
           "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" [ant:
           {inconsiderate}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[asl]t), a.
   [L. consideratus, p. p.]
   1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful
      of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;
      esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of
      others.
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            Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.
                                                  --Milton.
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            [AE]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his
            people.                               --Dryden.
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            The wisest and most considerate men in the world.
                                                  --Sharp.
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   2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]
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            They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.
                                                  H. More.

   Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;
        deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --
        {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "considerate":
      accommodating, accommodative, affable, agreeable, amiable,
      attentive, benevolent, big, calculating, careful, cautious,
      charitable, chary, chivalrous, circumspect, civil, compassionate,
      complaisant, courteous, curious, deferential, delicate, discreet,
      discriminating, discriminative, enlightened, fair, friendly,
      generous, gingerly, good-hearted, graceful, gracious, greathearted,
      guarded, heedful, helpful, indulgent, judgmatic, judicial,
      judicious, kind, kindly, lenient, lofty, loving, magnanimous,
      mindful, mindful of others, obliging, polite, politic, provident,
      prudent, prudential, reflecting, reflective, regardful, respectful,
      safe, sensitive, solicitous, sympathetic, tactful, tender,
      thoughtful, tolerant, unselfish, urbane, warmhearted, wary,
      well-advised, well-judged

    

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