attentive.

1. Carefully noticing or listening to what is happening.

2. Careful to notice and respond to another person's needs.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• attentive listener
• attentive reading

On the page

An attentive reader noticed the change in dates.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more attentive; superlative most attentive when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.