At‐ten″tive (ăt‐tĕn″tĭv), a. [Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
☞ 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, adv. — At‐ten″tive‐ness, n.