attentive
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United States//əˈtɛntɪv//
- United States/[əˈtʰɛntʰɪv]/
- United States//əˈtɪntɪv//
- United States/[əˈtʰɪ̟ntʰɪv]/
- Australia//əˈtentɪv//
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
adjective
- 1
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
King-of-the-Sky was sitting alone in the Leeward Village meeting-house, gesticulating to the attentive shades of night, roaring out the genealogy of his ancestors, telling the sleeping world of his greatness.
- 2
Courteous; mindful.
a husband attentive to his wife’s needs
Etymology
From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif.
Forms
- comparative
- more attentive
- superlative
- most attentive
attended · Having a person or people present; with someone in attendance.attending · That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance;…attention · Mental focus.
attentive · Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
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