| Meaning | (often followed by 'to') giving care or attention. |
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| Examples | - "attentive to details"
- "the nurse was attentive to her patient"
- "an attentive suitor"
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| Attribute of | attention | A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together |
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| Narrower | advertent, heedful | Giving attention |
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| captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | Giving or marked by complete attention to |
| observant | paying close attention especially to details |
| oversolicitous | excessively solicitous |
| solicitous | showing hovering attentiveness |
| See also | concerned | Feeling or showing worry or solicitude |
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| Opposite | inattentive | showing a lack of attention or care |
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| Spanish | atento |
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| Catalan | atent |
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| Nouns | attentiveness | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) |
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| Adverbs | attentively | with attention |
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| Verbs | attend | give heed (to) |
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