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HEEDFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
Synonyms:
heedfulness; mindfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("heedfulness" is a kind of...):
attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)
Attribute:
aware; mindful (bearing in mind; attentive to)
forgetful; mindless; unmindful (not mindful or attentive)
Antonym:
heedlessness (the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities)
Derivation:
heedful (giving attention)
heedful (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention)
heedful (cautiously attentive)