Dictionary

attentive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [əˈtʰɪ̟ntʰɪv] (US, pin-pen-merger)
• /əˈtentɪv/ (Australia)
• /əˈtɪntɪv/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
• /əˈtentəv/ (New-Zealand)
• [əˈtʰe̝ntʰəv] ~ [-tʰɪntʰ-] (New-Zealand)
• [əˈtʰɛntʰɪv] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• [əˈtʰentʰɪv] ~ [-tʰe̞ntʰ-] (Australia)
• /əˈtɛntɪv/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif.

Meanings

1. Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
   • 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. 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, republished by Eland, 2019; p. 94:
   • She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
2. Courteous; mindful.
   • a husband attentive to his wife’s needs

Forms

Antonyms

inattentive · reckless

Deriveds

reattentive · attentiveness · nonattentive · hyperattentive · attentively · polyattentive · attentive public · unattentive · preattentive · overattentive · attentivity

Relateds

watchful · alert · wary

Synonyms

mindful · heedful · reckful · audient

Translations (70)

mk внимателен (paying attention) · gd cùramach (paying attention) · hu figyelmes (paying attention) · fi tarkkaavainen (paying attention) · cs dbalý (mindful) · lv rūpīgs (paying attention) · eo atenta (paying attention) · sk pozorný (paying attention) · es atento (paying attention) · pl baczny (paying attention) · bg внима́телен (paying attention) · cs dbající (mindful) · grc ἐπιμελής (paying attention) · cs pozorný (paying attention) · cs všímavý (paying attention) · la intentus (paying attention) · pl uważny (paying attention) · sl pozoren (paying attention) · cmn 注意的 (paying attention) · fi huomaavainen (mindful) · pt atencioso (paying attention) · mi rahirahi (paying attention) · sh pàžljiv (paying attention) · ro atent (paying attention) · fr attentif (paying attention) · be ува́жлівы (paying attention) · hi चौकस (paying attention) · th ใส่ใจ (paying attention) · uk ува́жливий (paying attention) · cy sylwgar (paying attention) · ja 注意深い (paying attention) · hi सचेत (paying attention) · nl aandachtig (paying attention) · io detalema (paying attention) · la attentus (paying attention) · lv uzmanīgs (paying attention) · pt atento (paying attention) · el προσεκτικός (paying attention) · cs věnující pozornost (paying attention) · sa प्रबुध् (paying attention) · th เอาใจใส่ (paying attention) · fi valpas (paying attention) · nn oppmerksam (paying attention) · sv uppmärksam (paying attention) · de aufmerksam (paying attention) · th เอาใจใส่ (mindful) · nl oplettend (paying attention) · cy astud (paying attention) · ckb وریا (paying attention) · ar مُنْتَبِه (paying attention) · mi pīkari (paying attention) · ru внима́тельный (paying attention) · uk ува́жний (paying attention) · sh па̀жљив (paying attention) · th ใจจดใจจ่อ (paying attention) · es solícito (paying attention) · ga aireach (paying attention) · af aandagtig (paying attention) · eo atentema (mindful) · mi puakaha (paying attention) · cmn 細心的 /细心的 (paying attention) · nl attent (mindful) · th ตั้งใจ (paying attention) · ko 세심하다 (paying attention) · ca atent (paying attention) · da opmærksom (paying attention) · it attento (paying attention) · izh vilkas (paying attention) · ko 조심의 (paying attention) · nb oppmerksom (paying attention)