Definition of CAREFULNESS

carefulness

Plural: carefulnesses

Noun

  • the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
  • the quality of being careful and painstaking
    • "I admired the carefulness of his work"
  • The state of being careful.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English carfulnes (“care, anxiety, a charge, cure of souls, solicitude, carefulness, curiousness, curiosity”), equivalent to careful + -ness.

Synonyms

caution, cautiousness

Scrabble Score: 16

carefulness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carefulness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carefulness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

carefulness: valid Words With Friends Word