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Noun: carefulness  kehr-ful-nus
  1. The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
    "His carefulness while handling dangerous materials prevented accidents";
    - caution, cautiousness
     
  2. The quality of being careful and painstaking
    "I admired the carefulness of his work"

See also: careful, careless, cavalier

Type of: attentiveness

Antonym: carelessness