attentive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈtɛntɪv/, [əˈtʰɛntʰɪv] (US, pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /əˈtɪntɪv/, [əˈtʰɪ̟ntʰɪv] (Australian) IPA(key): /əˈtentɪv/, [əˈtʰentʰɪv] ~ [-tʰe̞ntʰ-] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈtentəv/, [əˈtʰe̝ntʰəv] ~ [-tʰɪntʰ-] Hyphenation: at‧ten‧tive === Adjective === attentive (comparative more attentive, superlative most attentive) Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely. Courteous; mindful. ==== Synonyms ==== audient heedful mindful reckful ==== Antonyms ==== inattentive, reckless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== alert wary watchful === Anagrams === tentative == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.tɑ̃.tiv/ === Adjective === attentive feminine singular of attentif