Deliberateness

de·lib·er·ate  (d-lbr-t)

adj.

1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.

2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. See Synonyms at voluntary.

3. Unhurried in action, movement, or manner, as if trying to avoid error: moved at a deliberate pace. See Synonyms at slow.

v. (--rt) de·lib·er·at·ed, de·lib·er·at·ing, de·lib·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.

2. To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.

v.tr.

To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.

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[Latin dlbertus, past participle of dlberre, to consider, weigh : d-, de- + lbrre, to balance (from lbra, a balance, scales).]

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de·liber·ate·ly adv.

de·liber·ate·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deliberateness - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" leisureliness - slowness by virtue of being leisurely dilatoriness, procrastination - slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
	2.	deliberateness - the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" deliberation thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting intentionality - expressive of intentions