Associations to the word «Attentive»

Wiktionary

ATTENTIVE, adjective. Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely

Dictionary definition

ATTENTIVE, adjective. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor".
ATTENTIVE, adjective. Taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.