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at⋅ten⋅tive

  [uh-ten-tiv]
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–adjective
1. characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
2. thoughtful of others; considerate; polite; courteous: an attentive host.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME (Scots) < MF; see attent, -ive

Related forms:
at⋅ten⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
at⋅ten⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. heedful, mindful, aware, alert, awake, watchful.

Antonyms:
1. indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned.
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at·ten·tive   (ə-těn'tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Giving care or attention; watchful: attentive to detail.
  2. Marked by or offering devoted and assiduous attention to the pleasure or comfort of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful.
  3. Expressing affectionate interest through close observation and gallant gestures: He played the attentive suitor, complete with roses and bonbons.
at·ten'tive·ly adv., at·ten'tive·ness n.
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Attentive

At*ten"tive\ ([a^]t*t[e^]n"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. attentif.]

1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is attentive to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time.

2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.

Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful. -- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- At*ten"tive*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : attentive
Spanish: atento,
German: aufmerksam,
Japanese: 注意深い
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