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attention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | attending |
| Type of | basic cognitive process |
| Has types | paying attention, observance, eye, ear, notice, heed, clock-watching, attentiveness, observation, regard |
| Derivation | attend |
attention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aid, care, tending |
| Type of | work |
| Has types | treatment, baby sitting, babysitting, dental care, faith cure, faith healing, first aid, hair care, haircare, hairdressing, health care, healthcare, incubation, intervention, livery, manicure, maternalism, nourishment, nursing, nurturance, pedicure, personal care, pet sitting, skin care, skincare, tender loving care, tlc, tree surgery |
| Derivation | attend |
the old car needs constant attention.
attention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | courtesy |
she tried to win his heart with her many attentions.
attention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | magnet, attracter, attractor, attractive feature, attraction |
| Has types | foil, enhancer |
| Derivation | attend |
She was the center of attention.
attention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | module, faculty, mental faculty |
| Has types | concentration, wakefulness, watchfulness, engrossment, absorption, mental note, alertness, immersion, vigilance |
| Derivation | attend |
keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention.
Examples of attention
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Apparently, the coach got the rookie's attention, just in time for the playoffs.
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Taylor has a Type-A personality, so he automatically draws attention to himself.
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Turkey's plan, however, is drawing particular attention because of its temblors.
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The entire Middle East, however, had better pay attention to the real bogey man.
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That way, and that way alone, we might actually get their attention in New York.
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Attention will soon turn to economic data from the region for further direction.
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Red wine has gotten a lot of attention lately for its purported health benefits.
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Comedienne Joan Rivers can easily get attention with her quick, razor-sharp wit.
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They don't want to draw attention to themselves, risking arrest and deportation.
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- The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- Care: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
- A general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"
- A courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
- The faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
- A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"
- Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Attention has also been referred to as the allocation of processing resources.
- Attention! was the third studio album from pop music singer Alexander Klaws, and was released in 2006. From this album, two singles were released; "All (I Ever Want)" & "Not like You''".
- In advertising research attention is the direct measure of a commercial's ability to win in the street fight for audience attention. It is one of the three report card measures , and . Attention is also graphed visually in the .
