different between anxious vs thoughtful
anxious
English
Alternative forms
- anctious (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin anxius, from ang? (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ???? (ánkh?, “to choke”). See anger; angst.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?a?(k)??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ?(k).??s/
- Hyphenation: anx?ious
Adjective
anxious (comparative more anxious or anxiouser, superlative most anxious or anxiousest)
- Nervous and worried.
- Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
- Thanks to that penny he had just spent so recklessly [on a newspaper] he would pass a happy hour, taken, for once, out of his anxious, despondent, miserable self. It irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with his poor wife, with careworn, troubled Ellen.
- (of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
- Earnestly desirous.
Usage notes
- Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc., before the object of solicitude.
- Some argue that this word should only be used in the sense of "worried" or "worrisome".
Synonyms
- angstful
- careful
- concerned
- disturbed
- restless
- solicitous
- uneasy
- unquiet
- watchful
- worrisome
Derived terms
- anxiously
- anxiousness
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- Anxiety on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- anxious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- anxious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Siouxan
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thoughtful
English
Etymology
From Middle English tho?tful, thohtful, equivalent to thought +? -ful. Compare Dutch gedachtenvol.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????tf?l/, /????tf?l/
- (General American) enPR: thôt’f?l, IPA(key): /???tf?l/
- (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät’f?l, IPA(key): /???tf?l/
Adjective
thoughtful (comparative more thoughtful, superlative most thoughtful)
- Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
- Synonyms: thoughty, carefully, detail oriented
- Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
- Synonyms: thoughty, considerate, attentive, caring
Antonyms
- thoughtless
Derived terms
- thoughtfully
- thoughtfulness
Translations
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