attention
Where awareness lands
Attention is the mental focus you direct toward something.
To pay attention is to concentrate; to call attention to something is to make others notice it.
Attention! commands soldiers to stand alert and ready.
In the plural, attentions are acts of courtesy or romantic interest: unwanted attentions.
Something that comes to your attention enters your awareness.
Careful thought or compensation
- solicitudeAttentive care and concern
- heedGive careful attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
conscientiousness · carefulness · thoroughness · meticulousness · exactness · precision · scrupulousness · painstaking
State of keen awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- readinessState of being prepared
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
responsiveness · arousal · acuity · sharpness · keenness · quickness · reflexes · sensitivity
Sustained single-minded attention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- immersionState of being submerged
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
single-mindedness · intentness · meditation · contemplation · study · deliberation · reflection · pondering
Close, careful examination
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
watching · gaze · regard · notice · perusal · review · study · scanning
Become aware of
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- regardAttentive consideration given
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- respectRegard with honor
honor · acclaim · spotlight · limelight · fame · publicity · prominence · visibility
Desire to learn
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
captivation · attraction · appeal · eagerness · excitement · passion · investment · motivation
consideration
Careful thought or compensation
- solicitudeAttentive care and concern
- heedGive careful attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
thoughtfulness · conscientiousness · carefulness · thoroughness · meticulousness · exactness · precision · scrupulousness · painstaking · tenderness
vigilance
State of keen awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- readinessState of being prepared
awareness · responsiveness · arousal · acuity · sharpness · keenness · quickness · reflexes · sensitivity · perception
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- immersionState of being submerged
fixation · single-mindedness · intentness · meditation · contemplation · study · deliberation · reflection · pondering · dedication
scrutiny
Close, careful examination
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
surveillance · watching · gaze · regard · notice · perusal · review · study · scanning · oversight
notice
Become aware of
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- regardAttentive consideration given
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
respect · honor · acclaim · spotlight · limelight · fame · publicity · prominence · visibility · credit
curiosity
Desire to learn
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
enthusiasm · captivation · attraction · appeal · eagerness · excitement · passion · investment · motivation · preoccupation
- interestinterest rate, compound interest, simple interest, accrued interest, curiosity
- carechild care, elder care, health care, home care, medical care
- things people wantmoney, love, happiness, success, health
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
attentiondistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
inattention · absentmindedness · daydreaming · abstraction · preoccupation
attentionneglect
Failure to provide care
disregard · indifference · ignoring · negligence · unconcern
attentionat ease
Relaxed, not tense
stand down · rest · relaxation · parade rest
- pay attentionConcentrate on something
- paying attentionDirecting focus toward something
- paid attentionActively focused awareness
- attention spanConcentration time limit
- center of attentionWho everyone notices most
- full attentionTotal mental engagement
attentive, inattentive, inattention, attentions, attentively, attentiveness, inattentiveness, inattentively, attention span