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Thoughtfulness vs Heed - What's the difference?

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Thoughtfulness is a related term of heed.


As nouns the difference between thoughtfulness and heed

is that thoughtfulness is thoughtful and considerate attention while heed is heathen, pagan or heed can be heath.

thoughtfulness

English

Alternative forms

* thoughtfullness

Noun

(-)
  • thoughtful and considerate attention
  • careful deliberation before action

    • Antonyms

    * thoughtlessness (1) * unthoughtfulness (2)

    heed

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Careful attention.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.

    Usage notes

    * Often used with give, pay or take.

    Synonyms

    * (careful attention) attention, notice, observation, regard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  • * Dryden
    • With pleasure Argus the musician heeds .
  • * 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, " Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
    • Tolokonnikova not only tried to adjust to life in the penal colony but she even tried to heed the criticism levied at her by colony representatives during a parole hearing.
  • (archaic) To pay attention, care.