Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others;
- Example: "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
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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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]
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