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The Collaborative International Dictionary
attentiveness

attentiveness \at*ten"tive*ness\ n.

  1. the quality of paying careful attention; attentiveness to detail.

    Syn: heed, regard, paying attention.

  2. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).

    Syn: heed, regard, paying attention.

  3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
attentiveness

mid-15c., from attentive + -ness.

Wiktionary
attentiveness

n. The state or quality of being attentive.

WordNet
attentiveness
  1. n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: inattentiveness]

  2. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others

  3. the trait of being observant and paying attention [ant: inattentiveness]

Usage examples of "attentiveness".

He reminded himself the last group he was with right now were all promising talents deserving of his attentiveness and encouragement.

That the richness of life is a function of our full attentiveness to what is goes without saying as well.

Each time you realize you have once again drifted away from being present, open, and awake in the present moment, simply reinstate the sustained attentiveness of practice by silently saying your word or phrase within yourself.

In this patient, heartfelt attentiveness, our awakened heart is laid bare.

Saint Benedict, is that it leads us directly into the silent attentiveness in which we can catch ourselves in the act of making these mistakes.

By quietly persevering in sustained nonthinking meditative attentiveness, we come to a new groundedness within ourselves.

I discovered that meditation was a way in which I could enter into a nonintrusive, nonabandoning attentiveness to each feeling as it arose, endured, and passed away within me.

Within the first few moments of sitting in meditation you may discover yourself slipping away from present-moment attentiveness into your customary round of thoughts, memories, and concerns.

Whether we cling to or reject the thought, we are drawn away from present-moment attentiveness into the ego-based domain of thinking our thoughts.

As we renew our present-moment attentiveness, we can be reassured that we are renewing our awareness of the divine mystery that is manifesting itself in and as each thought that arises, endures, and passes away within us.

As we mature in our practice, we are able to recognize the initial tendency to drift away from present-moment attentiveness into thinking as an event that is occurring within the open field of our awareness.

Each time we realize we have slipped out of present-moment attentiveness by getting caught up in our memories, we are to simply renew our present-moment attentiveness to these memories as they arise, endure, and pass away.

Each time we realize we have slipped away from present-moment attentiveness by drifting off into feelings and bodily sensations, we are to simply reinstate being present, open, and awake to the feelings and bodily sensations arising, enduring, and passing away within us.

If this should prove to be case, you will discover that quiet attentiveness to your bodily stillness is itself a self-transforming way to God.

Be utterly sincere in your attentiveness to your bodily stillness as you allow your bodily stillness to embody your heartfelt sincerity.