Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: deliberatus, past participle of deliberare 'to weigh in the mind', from libra 'balance'

deliberate

1 adjective
     
de‧lib‧e‧rate1
1 intended or planned [≠ unintentional; = intentional]:
a deliberate attempt to humiliate her
The attack on him was quite deliberate.
2 deliberate speech, thought, or movement is slow and careful:
He approached her with slow, deliberate steps.
—deliberateness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary