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ATTENTIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being observant and paying attention
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("attentiveness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attentiveness"):
carefulness (the quality of being careful and painstaking)
heedfulness; mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
carefulness; caution; cautiousness (the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger)
alertness; on the qui vive; sharp-sightedness (lively attentiveness)
vigilance; watchfulness; weather eye (vigilant attentiveness)
heedlessness; inadvertence; inadvertency; unmindfulness (the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities)
Antonym:
inattentiveness (the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others)
Derivation:
attentive (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("attentiveness" is a kind of...):
considerateness; consideration; thoughtfulness (kind and considerate regard for others)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Example:
he spends without heed to the consequences
Synonyms:
attentiveness; heed; paying attention; regard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("attentiveness" is a kind of...):
attending; attention (the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)
Attribute:
heedless; unheeding (marked by or paying little heed or attention)
attentive; heedful; paying attention; thoughtful (taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attentiveness"):
advertence; advertency (the process of being heedful)
Antonym:
inattentiveness (a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people))
Derivation:
attentive ((often followed by 'to') giving care or attention)
