be+attentive

  • 1Attentive — At*ten tive ([a^]t*t[e^]n t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. [1913 Webster] Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Attentive (Эттентив) — «Attentive» («Эттентив») крейсер (Великобритания) Тип: крейсер (Великобритания). Водоизмещение: 2712 тонн. Размеры: 114 м х 11,6 м х 4,2 м. Силовая установка: двухвальная, паровые машины тройного расширения. Максимальная скорость: 25,6 узла.… …

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  • 3attentive — [adj1] concentrating alert, all ears*, awake, aware, conscientious, enrapt, enthralled, fascinated, glued, hanging on every word*, heedful, hooked, immersed, intent, interested, listening, mindful, observant, on one’s toes*, on the ball*, on the… …

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  • 4attentive — [ə ten′tiv] adj. [ME & OFr attentif < ML attentivus: see ATTEND] 1. paying attention; observant 2. considerate, courteous, devoted, etc. [an attentive husband] SYN. THOUGHTFUL attentively adv. attentiveness n …

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  • 5Attentive Verarbeitung — ist ein Begriff aus der Psychologie. Er bezeichnet die bewusste und gezielte Verarbeitung von Bildern nach bestimmten Kriterien. Die einzelnen Informationen des Bildes werden dabei analysiert und interpretiert. Im Gegensatz dazu wird bei der… …

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  • 6attentive — index alert (vigilant), careful, circumspect, close (rigorous), conscientious, conscious (aware …

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  • 7attentive to detail — index particular (exacting) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8attentive — late 14c. (implied in attentively), from O.Fr. attentif, from V.L. *attenditus, from L. attentus heedful, observant (see ATTEND (Cf. attend)). Sense of actively ministering to the needs and wants (of another person) is from early 16c. Related:… …

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  • 9attentive — *thoughtful, considerate Analogous words: courteous, polite, gallant, chivalrous, *civil: solicitous, concerned (see under CARE n) Antonyms: inattentive: neglectful Contrasted words: *indifferent, un concerned, aloof: *negligent, remiss: heedless …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 10attentive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) paying close attention. 2) considerately attending to the comfort or wishes of others. DERIVATIVES attentively adverb attentiveness noun …

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