attentive

[At*ten·tive]

Use the adjective attentive to describe someone who is alert and paying attention: “Attentive observers of the play used clues given in the first scenes of the play to guess the identity of the murderer.”

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

Adjective
(often followed by `to'') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

Adjective
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"


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

a.
Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.


Attentive

At*ten"tive , a. [Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. &hand; 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.

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

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Usage Examples

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how.

It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor.

And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the 'mob' - a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech.

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Other Usage Examples

History tells us that America does best when the private sector is energetic and entrepreneurial and the government is attentive and engaged. Who among us, really, would, looking back, wish to edit out either sphere at the entire expense of the other?

The people who work in intelligence work are more conscious, more apt to be attentive.

Humility is attentive patience.

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