attentive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French attentif.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈtɛntɪv/
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Adjective

attentive (comparative more attentive, superlative most attentive)

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
Courteous; mindful.
a husband attentive to his wife's needs

Synonyms

reckful

Antonyms

inattentive, reckless

Translations

paying attention

Bulgarian: внимателен (bg) (vnimatelen)
Catalan: atent
Czech: pozorný (cs)
Danish: opmærksom (da)
Dutch: aandachtig (nl)
Esperanto: atenta
Finnish: tarkkaavainen (fi)
French: attentif (fr)
German: aufmerksam (de)
Hungarian: figyelmes (hu)
Ido: detalema
Irish: aireach
Italian: attento (it)
Kurdish:
Sorani: وریا‎‎ (wirya)

Latin: attentus, intentus
Latvian: uzmanīgs, rūpīgs
Maori: puakaha, rahirahi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: oppmerksom (no)

Nynorsk: oppmerksam
Polish: baczny (pl), uważny (pl)
Portuguese: atencioso (pt), atento (pt)
Romanian: atent (ro)
Russian: внима́тельный (ru) (vnimátelʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cùramach
Spanish: atento (es), solícito (es)
Swedish: uppmärksam (sv)
Welsh: astud (cy), sylwgar (cy)
Westrobothnian: åhögasɑm

See also

Anagrams

tentative

French

Adjective

attentive

feminine singular of attentif

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