attentive B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled attetitive US /əˈtɛntɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #17074 Meanings 1 adj Listening or watching carefully and with interest. She is an attentive listener who never interrupts. 2 adj Helpful and caring about someone's needs or comfort. He is an attentive husband who remembers every anniversary. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · listening or watching... heedful More audientmindfulreckful ↔ Opposites inattentivereckless Word family Derived forms attentivelyattentivenessattentivityhyperattentivenonattentiveoverattentivepolyattentivepreattentiveunattentive Related forms alertwarywatchful Etymology AI details From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif. attentif Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # attentive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈtɛntɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 17074 ## Meanings 1. Listening or watching carefully and with interest. 2. Helpful and caring about someone's needs or comfort. ## Examples - She is an attentive listener who never interrupts. - He is an attentive husband who remembers every anniversary. ## Synonyms - audient - heedful - mindful - reckful ## Antonyms - inattentive - reckless ## Derived Forms - attentively - attentiveness - attentivity - hyperattentive - nonattentive - overattentive - polyattentive - preattentive - unattentive ## Related Forms - alert - wary - watchful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: attentif ## Etymology From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif. ## AI Etymology Attentive comes from Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown