different between caring vs attentive

English

Etymology

From care +? -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.??/
• Rhymes: -??r??

Adjective

caring (comparative more caring, superlative most caring)

1. (of a person) Kind, sensitive, empathetic.

   She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.

Derived terms

• uncaring

Translations

Verb

caring

1. present participle of care

Related terms

• caring profession

Noun

caring (plural carings)

1. The act of one who cares.

Translations

• Greek: ???????? (el) n (noiáximo)

Anagrams

• Crigan, Gar?in, arcing, racing

English

Etymology

From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?nt?v/

Adjective

attentive (comparative more attentive, superlative most attentive)

1. Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

   She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.

   • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 94):

     King-of-the-Sky was sitting alone in the Leeward Village meeting-house, gesticulating to the attentive shades of night, roaring out the genealogy of his ancestors, telling the sleeping world of his greatness.

2. Courteous; mindful.

   a husband attentive to his wife's needs

Synonyms

• audient
• mindful
• reckful

Antonyms

• inattentive, reckless

Translations

See also

• alert
• wary
• watchful

Anagrams

• tentative

French

Adjective

attentive

1. feminine singular of attentif