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
Examples of attentive in a Sentence
The hospital is proud of its attentive staff.
Our waiter was very attentive.
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There was a swim up bar and attentive service at the beach chairs.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Warm, welcoming, and attentive staff that remember you by name?
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the women’s brother, Andy (a Kristofferson-haired Burns), a painter, is enjoying a new romantic life with kind, attentive, same-aged Renee (Minnie Driver) shortly after being dumped by his younger wife of 15 years, Tina (Morena Baccarin).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Warm, welcoming, and attentive staff that remember you by name?
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the women’s brother, Andy (a Kristofferson-haired Burns), a painter, is enjoying a new romantic life with kind, attentive, same-aged Renee (Minnie Driver) shortly after being dumped by his younger wife of 15 years, Tina (Morena Baccarin).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Attentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attentive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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