different between reckful vs attentive

English

Etymology

From reck +? -ful. Compare reckless.

Adjective

reckful (comparative more reckful, superlative most reckful)

1. (uncommon) Full of careful heed or attention; careful; cautious.

   Synonyms: attentive, audient, heedful

   • 1845, Allan Freer, The North British review:

     Man, in fact, should be reckless in nothing, but reckful in every thing; […]

   • 1994, InfoWorld - Oct 24:

     […] it's tough to call when it's in that gray area between reckless stupidity and reckful insanity.

Antonyms

• reckless

Derived terms

• reckfulness

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