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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[asl]t), adjective [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.
Of dauntless courage and considerate pride. --Milton.
[AE]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his people. --Dryden.
The wisest and most considerate men in the world. --Sharp.
2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]
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}, adverb -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
considerate
adjective: showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" [ant: {inconsiderate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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