Also spelled attetitive
adj
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Meanings
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1
adj
Listening or watching carefully and with interest.
She is an attentive listener who never interrupts.
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2
adj
Helpful and caring about someone's needs or comfort.
He is an attentive husband who remembers every anniversary.
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attentivelyattentivenessattentivityhyperattentivenonattentiveoverattentivepolyattentivepreattentiveunattentive
Etymology
From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif.
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