Carefulness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Anxiety; solicitude.
  • noun. Heedfulness; caution; vigilance in guarding against evil and providing for safety.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Quality or state of being careful.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being careful.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
  • noun. the quality of being careful and painstaking
  • Word Usage
    "Precociously conscious of the precious, inexplicable burden of selfhood, I have steered my unique little craft carefully, at the same time doubting that carefulness is the most sublime virtue."