[f. as prec. + -NESS.] The quality of being considerate.
1. Thoughtfulness, discretion, prudence. Obsolesc.
1651. Baxter, Inf. Bapt., 273. I never judged them to be of the highest form for considerateness or godliness.
1679. J. Goodman, Penit. Pardon., II. i. (1713), 142. A serious and pensive considerateness.
2. Thoughtfulness for others.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa (1811), III. 203. I have just now another instance of his considerateness.
1876. Miss Yonge, Womankind, v. 37. Their considerateness in bringing her flowers, books, music.
1888. Burgon, Lives 12 Gd. Men, I. II. 122. His considerateness for the feelings of others.
