Attentive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈtɛntɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Attentive is an adjective meaning Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
Meaning
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
More Meanings
- Courteous; mindful.
Example Sentences
a husband attentive to his wife’s needs
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.
Synonyms for attentive
Depending on context, synonyms include audient, mindful, reckful, rapt, solicitous, thoughtful.
Antonyms for attentive
Common opposites include inattentive, reckless, heedless, thoughtless, unheeding.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include observant, listening, intent, thoughtful, engrossed, solicitous.
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