| consideration | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
| ~ advisement, weighing, deliberation | careful consideration.; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" |
| ~ exploration | a systematic consideration.; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences" |
| ~ musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. circumstance, condition, consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.; "another consideration is the time it would take" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ justification | something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary.; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" |
| ~ mitigating circumstance | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense. |
| n. (communication) | 3. consideration | a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).; "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" |
| ~ discussion, discourse, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| ~ reconsideration | a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness | kind and considerate regard for others.; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" |
| ~ attentiveness | the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others. |
| ~ kindness | the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic. |
| ~ tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense. |
| n. (possession) | 5. consideration, retainer | a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone. |
| ~ fee | a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services. |
| ~ quid pro quo, quid | something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises. |
| n. (act) | 6. consideration, thoughtfulness | a considerate and thoughtful act. |
| ~ benignity, kindness | a kind act. |
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