observant.

1. Careful or skilled at noticing details.

2. Following the established practices or rules of a religion.

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Words that belong together

• observant witness
• observant eye

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The observant witness noticed mud on the otherwise clean shoes.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more observant; superlative most observant 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.