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nounThe state or quality of being attentive.
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nounpaying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
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Ancient Greek προσοχή
- προσοχή (prosokhḗ)the state of being attentive
Czech pozornost
- pozornostthe state of being attentive
Hebrew קשב
- קשב (keshev)the state of being attentive
Latin attentiō
- attentiōthe state of being attentive
Romanian atenție, considerație
- atențiethe state of being attentive
- considerațiethe state of being attentive
Russian внима́тельность
- внима́тельность (vnimátelʹnostʹ)the state of being attentive
Spanish consideración
- consideraciónthe state of being attentive
Swedish lyhördhet
- lyhördhetthe state of being attentive
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APA
attentiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attentiveness
MLA
“attentiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attentiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attentiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attentiveness.
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