attentive

So I think that that kind of concentration, and focus, and attentiveness, is hard to come by.
Philip Roth Unbound: Interview Transcript|The Daily Beast Video|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Attentiveness and Dignity While we enjoy our friend's sense of humor, we'd suggest a different memo to HR.
Layoffs: HR's Moment of Truth|Jack And Suzy Welch|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The attentiveness of the footman and even of the butler did not seem to her to be entirely confined to their wants.
Balloons|Elizabeth Bibesco
All this cordial kindness and attentiveness were putting him at his ease.
The Woman of Mystery|Maurice Leblanc

The twins' devotion to each other was never failing, but this attentiveness on the part of Carol was extremely odd.
Prudence Says So|Ethel Hueston
But serviceable speech needs more than attentiveness and experience.
The Expositor's Bible|George Adam Smith
He understood her attentiveness to his comfort when she touched his arm and begged a word with him.
Red-Robin|Jane Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for attentiveness

attentive

/ (əˈtɛntɪv) /

adjective

paying attention; listening carefully; observant

(postpositive often foll by to) careful to fulfil the needs or wants (of); considerate (about)she was always attentive to his needs

Derived forms of attentive

attentively, adverbattentiveness, noun

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