Considerate means thinking about how your actions land on other people, and adjusting. Turning your music down, holding a door, not ringing at eleven at night. It is a quiet virtue and the word is warm.
Two traps sit in this word. It is not considerable, which means large in amount, and the two are confused constantly by advanced learners: a considerate sum makes no sense, a considerable one does. And it is not the same as kind. Kindness gives something; considerateness withholds something — a nuisance you were entitled to make. That is why considerate turns up most often in complaints about its absence: neighbours, drivers and colleagues are described as inconsiderate far more often than as considerate.
1adjectiveconsiderateCareful not to cause other people trouble or discomfort.
“It was considerate of her to phone ahead.”
synonyms: thoughtful, attentive
2adjectiveactionOf an action, showing that kind of care.
“A considerate reply, given how rude the question was.”
considerate is a quality of character.
Also accepted in games: thoughtful