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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people);
- Example: "his attentiveness to her wishes"
- Example: "he spends without heed to the consequences"
[syn: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention]

2. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others;

3. the trait of being observant and paying attention;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous. [1913 Webster] Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful. [1913 Webster] -- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- At*ten"tive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

attentiveness \at*ten"tive*ness\ n. 1. the quality of paying careful attention; attentiveness to detail. Syn: heed, regard, paying attention. [PJC] 2. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people). Syn: heed, regard, paying attention. [WordNet 1.5] 3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness] 2: the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others 3: the trait of being observant and paying attention [ant: inattentiveness]