careful

careful

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English

Alternative forms

  • carefull (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː(ɹ)fəl, -ɛəɹfəl

Adjective

careful (comparative more careful, superlative most careful)

  1. Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  2. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
  3. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
  4. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:cautious
  • See also Thesaurus:meticulous

Antonyms

  • careless

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • “careful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • careful in Britannica Dictionary
  • careful in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
  • careful in Ozdic collocation dictionary
  • careful in WordReference English Collocations

Anagrams

  • acreful

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