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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

배려심

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: baeryosim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thoughtfulness/ˈθɔːt.fəl.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀의 깊은 배려심에 감동했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The trait of showing careful consideration for the needs, feelings, and comfort of other people.

    "Her thoughtfulness was evident when she brought me soup while I was sick."
  2. 2

    The state or quality of being absorbed in quiet thought or reflection.

    "He sat in deep thoughtfulness, staring out the window at the falling rain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'þōht' (mind, thought) combined with the suffix '-ful' (full of) and the nominalizing suffix '-ness' (state or quality of being). The term evolved during the Middle English period to denote the state of being absorbed in thought or, later, showing careful consideration and empathy toward others.

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