Noun
the trait of being observant and paying attention
the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Source: WordNetUnder the attentiveness was fear, and something else. Anger, hate-the instinctive rejection of an intolerable truth. Leigh Brackett
If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life. Eugene H. Peterson
Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value. Peter Bart
Time, presence and physical attentiveness are our most basic proxies for something ultimately unprovable: that we are understood. Tom Chatfield
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn. Alice Miller (psychologist)
I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen. Diane Lane