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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: attentiveness n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {heed}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}] 2: the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others 3: the trait of being observant and paying attention [ant: {inattentiveness}]
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