Hyphenation of attentive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word attentive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

at-ten-tive

Definitions of attentive:

1.	(often followed by `to') giving care or attention Attentive to details The nurse was attentive to her patient An attentive suitor
2.	Taking heed Giving close and thoughtful attention Heedful of the warnings So heedful a writer Heedful of what they were doing

Synonyms of attentive:

adj	attentive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped, advertent, heedful, listening, observant, solicitous, oversolicitous, concerned
adj	heedful, thoughtful

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.