observant

See also Observant

English

Adjective

observant (comparative more observant, superlative most observant)

1. Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

   The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.

2. Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.

   I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions.

   • Sir K. Digby

     We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle.

Antonyms

• introspective
• nonobservant
• unobservant

Translations

Alert and paying close attention

• Finnish: tarkkaavainen
• German: aufmerksam (de)
• Greek: paratiritikos (el) (paratiritikos) m
• Hebrew: ערני (he) (erani)

• Lithuanian: pastabus
• Romanian: observator (ro) m and n

Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle

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• German: aufmerksam

Anagrams

• bevatrons

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Catalan

Verb

observant

1. Present participle of observar.

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French

Verb

observant

1. Present participle of observer.

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Latin

Verb

observant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of observō

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Romanian

Adjective

observant m and n

1. observant

Synonyms

• observator