carefulness

noun

care·​ful·​ness ˈker-fəl-nəs 

plural -es

: the quality of being careful : close or steady attention (as to a task) : caution, heed, foresight

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English carfulnes, from carful + -nes -ness

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