ATTENTION

noun Etymology: Middle English attencioun, from Latin ~-, attentio, from attendere Date: 14th century 1. the act or state of attending especially through applying the mind to an object of sense or thought, a condition of readiness for such ~ involving especially a selective narrowing or focusing of consciousness and receptivity, observation , notice , 3. an act of civility or courtesy especially in courtship , sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others ; attentiveness, a position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front, ~al adjective