attentive
adjective
at·ten·tive
ə-ˈten-tiv 
2
: heedful of the comfort of others : solicitous
an attentive waitress
3
: offering attentions in or as if in the role of a suitor
an attentive boyfriend
attentively
adverb
attentiveness
noun
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Examples of attentive in a Sentence
The hospital is proud of its attentive staff.
Our waiter was very attentive.
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Final Thoughts Given the highly personal nature of dental care, patients look for providers who offer attentive, personalized care to meet their needs.
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Ryan Miller, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Think: attentive service, extra bonus offers and maybe a discount package here or there.
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But those laughs won’t always sit right with attentive viewers.
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Together with production designer Judy Becker and costumer Kate Forbes, the DP shows an attentive eye for detail, conjuring the look of midcentury America with a period verisimilitude that feels alive, never frozen in amber.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Miller, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Think: attentive service, extra bonus offers and maybe a discount package here or there.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
But those laughs won’t always sit right with attentive viewers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Together with production designer Judy Becker and costumer Kate Forbes, the DP shows an attentive eye for detail, conjuring the look of midcentury America with a period verisimilitude that feels alive, never frozen in amber.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Attentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attentive. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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attentive
adjective
at·ten·tive
ə-ˈtent-iv
1
: paying attention
2
: thoughtful for the welfare or comfort of others : courteous
attentively
adverb
attentiveness
noun
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