What is the Latin word for thoughtful?

The usual Latin words for “thoughtful” are gravis, prōvidus, caveō; also prūdēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“thoughtful” in Latin

gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hard prōvidusprophetic; provident, prudent, circumspect, cautious caveōto take precautions, beware, take care; to guard against, attend to a thing for a person, provide; to guard against, to prūdēnswise, prudent; skilful, knowledgeable (in a specific matter)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

thoughtful

gravis (opposed to levis): providus: cautus (prudent, cautious; of persons): prudens (acting or pronouncing with consideration; of persons, judgements). Vid: also, CONSIDERATE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for thoughtful?: The usual Latin words for “thoughtful” are gravis, prōvidus, caveō; also prūdēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.