Antonyms for attentiveness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-ten-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈtɛn tɪv |
Definition of attentiveness
Origin :- mid-15c., from attentive + -ness.
- noun attention
- noun consideration
- He answered, looking down into her eyes, which were full of attentiveness.
- Extract from : « At Fault » by Kate Chopin.
- He was assured then of their attentiveness and protected from their interruption.
- Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham
- The kindness and attentiveness of this man are simply wonderful.
- Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky
- All this cordial kindness and attentiveness were putting him at his ease.
- Extract from : « The Woman of Mystery » by Maurice Leblanc
- He understood her attentiveness to his comfort when she touched his arm and begged a word with him.
- Extract from : « Red-Robin » by Jane Abbott
- The eyes were closed, but now there was an attentiveness, an alertness to him.
- Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
- His attentiveness and courtesy were not ungrateful after the way things were thrown at you at Sothern and Lee's, we declared.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The twins' devotion to each other was never failing, but this attentiveness on the part of Carol was extremely odd.
- Extract from : « Prudence Says So » by Ethel Hueston
- For a few minutes she failed to connect the attentiveness of Judge Smith, his paternal banter, with her activity under the table.
- Extract from : « Gargoyles » by Ben Hecht
- Certainly, privacy should be respected, and we should not force ourselves upon others, but attentiveness is not intrusiveness.
- Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
Synonyms for attentiveness
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