· paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"
Synonym(s): attentiveness, heed, regard
Hypernym(s): attention, attending
· taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
Synonym(s): heedful, attentive, thoughtful