Attention definition

Attention as a noun

1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

   Same sense: attending

2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "the old car needs constant attention"

   Same sense: care, aid, tending

3. a general interest that leads people to want to know more

   "She was the center of attention"

4. a courteous act indicating affection

   "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"

5. the faculty or power of mental concentration

   "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"

6. 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"

Synonyms and antonyms

• attending
• care definition
• aid
• tending

Opposite: inattention.

How to say attention

Attention has 3 syllables and rhymes with mention. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with attention

• mention
• convention
• extension
• prevention
• intervention
• suspension
• tension
• pension
• invention
• dimension
• detention
• retention

All 26 words that rhyme with attention

ATTENTION in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

0

Is ATTENTION a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check ATTENTION in the word checker, or unscramble ATTENTION to see the shorter words in its letters.