Attentive
[ə'tentɪv] or [ə'tɛntɪv]
Definition
(adj.) (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; 'attentive to details'; 'the nurse was attentive to her patient'; 'an attentive suitor' .
Typist: Rosa--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
(a.) Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
Checker: Wade
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Mindful, heedful, observant, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful, thoughtful, regardful, awake, alive, wide awake, on the alert, on the lookout.
Typist: Thaddeus
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See OBSERVANT]
Typist: Vern
Examples
- He becomes careful to instruct them, and attentive to assist and relieve them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mrs. Weston was very ready to say how attentive and pleasant a companion he made himselfhow much she saw to like in his disposition altogether. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Whether friends were present or absent, she had always a kind smile for him and was attentive to his pleasure and comfort. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was amazing through how many hours at a time she would remain beside him, in a crouching attitude, attentive to his slightest moan. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- With these musings in his mind, and his bundle under his arm, Stephen took his attentive face along the high road. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He had a weary look, and a very steady, attentive eye. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She is always so attentive to them! Jane Austen. Emma.
- Captain Dobbin, of course, to whom we were all so attentive, by the way, last night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She was civil, kind, attentive even to her cousins; but still she usually had little to say to them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His attentive face relaxed a little. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Almost at the first word, Monsieur Defarge started and became deeply attentive. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The little creature had been leaning back, attentive, with her elbows resting on the elbows of her chair, and her chin upon her hands. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He put a chair for me, shut his book, and put it by, and turned his kind attentive face towards me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You have been very kind and attentive, and an old woman like me feels kindness and attention. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His behaviour was attentive and kind to the utmost. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Mr. Jarndyce, I found, was standing near us with his hands behind him and an attentive smile upon his face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- During this severe illness, the Duke of Argyle was very attentive to me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Miss Lavvy came out to open the gate, waited on by that attentive cavalier and friend of the family, Mr George Sampson. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She looked attentive. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It requires, too, a more attentive and skilful management. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It takes him a long time to say this, and few but an experienced and attentive listener could hear, or, hearing, understand him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You were not very attentive to her, as I think I could observe,' Julia remarked. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was a propriety, not to say a dignity in these words, that made the hearers yet more quiet and attentive. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He had bad internal pains, which took away all his attentive life, and left him with only a vestige of his consciousness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Gerald moved in his slow, observant, glistening-attentive motion down between the tables and the people whose shadowy faces looked up as he passed. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He was in his usual morning dress, and his face (which Mr. Lorry could distinctly see), though still very pale, was calmly studious and attentive. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Confused, but sensible that something might depend on his presence of mind, he commanded himself, and was silently attentive. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I saw the justice of his remarks, and thence grew more attentive to my manner of writing, and determined to endeavour to improve my style. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- A generous rivalry, no doubt, as to which should be most attentive to the dear sufferer in the state bedroom. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But Emmy had always been good and attentive to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Vern