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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Attentive \At*ten"tive\ ([a^]t*t[e^]n"t[i^]v), adjective [Cf. F. attentif.]
1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
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.
2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful. -- {At*ten"tive*ly}, adverb -- {At*ten"tive*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
attentiveness
noun
1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: {heed}, {regard}, {paying attention}] [ant: {inattentiveness}]
2: the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
3: the trait of being observant and paying attention [ant: {inattentiveness}]
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