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deliberateness

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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.

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

de·liber·ate·ly adv.
de·liber·ate·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deliberateness - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
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"
thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting
intentionality - expressive of intentions
Translations
deliberateness
n
(= intentional nature)Absichtlichkeit f
(= thoughtfulness, cautiousness)Besonnenheit f; (of action)Überlegtheit f; (= slowness)Bedächtigkeit f


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I felt at once his deliberateness and personal dignity, and was a little in awe of him.
Poyser, who, with his hands still busy in his pockets, began with the deliberateness of a slow- striking clock.
"Oh, in that case," she said with assumed deliberateness, and he could have sworn to the roguish gleam, "in that case, since you are willing to consider my offer, let me make a few remarks.
 
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