Word Meanings - OBSERVANT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits. Wandering from clime to clime observant stray'd. Pope. 2. Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful;

Additional info about word: OBSERVANT

1. Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits. Wandering from clime to clime observant stray'd. Pope. 2. Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient ; -- with of, as, to be observant of rules. We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle. Sir K. Digby.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of OBSERVANT)

• Advertent
• Attentive
• regardful
• mindful
• watchful
• thoughtful
• observant
• considerate
• Watchful
• Vigilant
• expectant
• wakeful
• heedful
• careful
• attentive
• circumspect
• wary
• cautious

Related words: (words related to OBSERVANT)

• CIRCUMSPECTNESS
  Vigilance un guarding against evil from every quarter; caution. forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at home are nursed in security. Sir H. Wotton.
• OBSERVANTLY
  In an observant manner.
• CAREFULLY
  In a careful manner.
• WATCHFUL
  Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful
• OBSERVANTINE
  One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.
• ADVERTENT
  Attentive; heedful; regardful. Sir M. Hale. -- Ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
• CAUTIOUSNESS
  The quality of being cautious.
• CIRCUMSPECTIVE
  Looking around everi way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." Pope.
• THOUGHTFUL
  1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind. War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope. 2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful
• VIGILANTLY
  In a vigilant manner.
• EXPECTANT
  Waiting in expectation; looking for;
• CAREFULNESS
  Quality or state of being careful.
• CIRCUMSPECT
  Attentive to all the circustances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary. Syn. -- See Cautious. (more info) look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to
• CAUTIOUS
  Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general. Cautious feeling for another's pain. Byron. Be swift to hear; but cautious of
• VIGILANT
  Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary. "Be sober, be vigilant." 1 Pet. v. 8. Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. Shak.
• CAREFUL
  1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous Be careful for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. 2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep.
• CAUTIOUSLY
  In a cautious manner.
• CIRCUMSPECTLY
  In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.
• REGARDFUL
  Heedful; attentive; observant. -- Re*gard"ful*ly, adv. Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart. South. Syn. -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.
• WAKEFUL
  Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant. Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright. Dryden. -- Wake"ful*ly, adv. -- Wake"ful*ness, n.
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• INCAUTIOUS
  Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark. You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers overspread. Francis.
• UNCONSIDERATE
  Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. Daniel. -- Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. Hales.
• INATTENTIVE
  Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. I. Watts. Syn. -- Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent.
• INCONSIDERATE
  1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct. It is a very unhappy token of
• OVERCAREFUL
  Too careful. Shak.
• INCONSIDERATENESS
  The quality or state of being inconsiderate. Tillotson.
• INCIRCUMSPECT
  Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.
• UNCAUTIOUSLY
  Incautiously.