observant
See also: Observant
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French observant
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /əbˈzɝvənt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈzɜːvənt/
- Hyphenation: ob‧ser‧vant
AdjectiveEdit
observant (comparative more observant, superlative most observant)
- Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
- The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.
- Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
- I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions.
- Sir K. Digby
- We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle.
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TranslationsEdit
Alert and paying close attention
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Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle
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EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French observant.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
observant m, n (feminine singular observantă, masculine plural observanți, feminine and neuter plural observante)
- observant (obeying the custom, practice or rules of a religion)
DeclensionEdit
declension of observant
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | observant | observantă | observanți | observante | ||
definite | observantul | observanta | observanții | observantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | observant | observante | observanți | observante | ||
definite | observantului | observantei | observanților | observantelor |