Attentiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹɪkˈɑːlədʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈɛntɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈɛntɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪkˈɑːlədʒi/.

Examples

his attentiveness to her wishes
he spends without heed to the consequences

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paying attention heed regard

Antonyms

inattentiveness

Parts of Speech

noun	paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) “his attentiveness to her wishes”
noun	the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
noun	the trait of being observant and paying attention

Word Forms

attentive	adjective	(often followed by `to') giving care or attention
heed	verb	pay close attention to; give heed to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufmerksamkeit

Besondere Rücksicht nehmen (auf Kinder oder hilflose Menschen)

🇫🇷French

attention

en faisant particulièrement attention (aux enfants ou aux personnes sans défense)

🇪🇸Spanish

atención

prestar especial atención (en cuanto a niños o personas indefensas)

🇮🇹Italian

attenzione

prestando particolare attenzione (per quanto riguarda bambini o persone indifese)

🇳🇱Dutch

aandacht

bijzondere aandacht besteden (met betrekking tot kinderen of hulpeloze mensen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

atenção

prestar atenção especial (em relação a crianças ou pessoas indefesas)

🇷🇺Russian

внимательность

обращая особое внимание (в отношении детей или беспомощных людей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सावधानी

विशेष सूचना देना (बच्चों या असहाय लोगों के संबंध में)

🇧🇩Bengali

মনোযোগ

বিশেষ নোটিশ প্রদান (শিশু বা অসহায় ব্যক্তিদের জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனிப்பு

குறிப்பிட்ட அறிவிப்பை செலுத்துதல் (குழந்தைகள் அல்லது உதவியற்ற மக்கள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రద్ద

ప్రత్యేక నోటీసు చెల్లించడం (పిల్లలు లేదా నిస్సహాయ వ్యక్తులకు)

🇮🇳Marathi

चौकसपणा

विशेष सूचना देणे (मुले किंवा असहाय लोकांसाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સચેતતા

ખાસ સૂચના આપવી (બાળકો અથવા અસહાય લોકો માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮನಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸೂಚನೆಯನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸುವುದು (ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹಾಯಕ ಜನರಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രദ്ധ

പ്രത്യേക അറിയിപ്പ് (കുട്ടികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിസ്സഹായരായ ആളുകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਿਆਨ

ਖਾਸ ਨੋਟਿਸ ਦੇਣਾ (ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਸਹਾਰਾ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

توجہ

خاص نوٹس دینا (بچوں یا بے سہارا لوگوں کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专注力

特别注意（对于儿童或无助的人）

🇯🇵Japanese

注意力

特に注意を払う（子供や無力な人々に関して）

🇰🇷Korean

주의 깊이

특별한 주의를 기울이기(어린이나 무력한 사람들에 대하여)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chú ý

chú ý đặc biệt (đối với trẻ em hoặc người không nơi nương tựa)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเอาใจใส่

การแจ้งล่วงหน้าโดยเฉพาะ (สำหรับเด็กหรือคนที่ทำอะไรไม่ถูก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perhatian

memberikan perhatian khusus (mengenai anak-anak atau orang yang tidak berdaya)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkaasikaso

pagbibigay ng partikular na paunawa (tungkol sa mga bata o mga taong walang magawa)

🇲🇾Malay

perhatian

memberi notis khusus (mengenai kanak-kanak atau orang yang tidak berdaya)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاهتمام

إيلاء اهتمام خاص (فيما يتعلق بالأطفال أو الأشخاص العاجزين)

🇮🇷Persian

توجه

توجه ویژه (در مورد کودکان یا افراد بی پناه)

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkat

özellikle bildirimde bulunmak (çocuklar veya çaresiz kişiler için)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תשומת לב

מתן הודעה מיוחדת (באשר לילדים או לאנשים חסרי ישע)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'attentiveness'?

The primary meaning of 'attentiveness' is 'paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)'.

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Using 'attentiveness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'attentiveness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'attentiveness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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