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ob·ser·vant  (b-zûrvnt)
adj.
1. Quick to perceive or apprehend; alert: an observant traveler. See Synonyms at careful.
2. Diligent in observing a law, custom, duty, or principle: observant of the speed limit.

ob·servant·ly adv.

observant [əbˈzɜːvənt]
adj
1. paying close attention to detail; watchful or heedful
2. adhering strictly to rituals, ceremonies, laws, etc.
observantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.observant - paying close attention especially to details
attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
2.observant - quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
3.observant - (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"
lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"

observant
adjective
1. attentive, quick, alert, perceptive, concentrating, careful, vigilant, mindful, watchful, wide-awake, sharp-eyed, eagle-eyed, keen-eyed, on your toes, heedful An observant doctor can detect depression from expression and posture.
attentive unobservant, vague, distracted, preoccupied, indifferent, negligent, dreamy, heedless, inattentive
2. devout, godly, holy, orthodox, pious, obedient, reverent This is a profoundly observant Islamic country.
Translations
observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] ADJ
1. (= watchful) → observador; (= attentive) → atento
the child is very observantel niño es muy observador
2. (= strict in obeying rules) → observante, cumplidor

observant [əbˈzɜːrvənt] adj [person] → observateur/trice

observant
adj
(= watchful) personaufmerksam, wach(sam), achtsam; that’s very observant of youdas hast du aber gut bemerkt; if you’d been a little more observantwenn du etwas besser aufgepasst hättest
(= strict in obeying rules) you should be a little more observant of the lawSie sollten sich etwas mehr an das Gesetz halten

observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] adj (watchful) → che ha spirito d'osservazione
observant (of) (Rel, Law) → osservante (di)
observant [əbˈzɜːvənt] adj (watchful) → che ha spirito d'osservazione
observant (of) (Rel, Law) → osservante (di)

observant شديد الانتباه všímavý opmærksom aufmerksam παρατηρητικός observador tarkkaavainen observateur pronicav osservante 観察力の鋭い 잘 지켜보고 있는 opmerkzaam oppmerksom uważny observador наблюдательный observant ช่างสังเกตุ gözlemci hay để ý 深切注意的


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The older girls, who helped to break up the wild sod, learned so much from life, from poverty, from their mothers and grandmothers; they had all, like Antonia, been early awakened and made observant by coming at a tender age from an old country to a new.
In some instances, to the quick, observant eye, those linear marks, as in a veritable engraving, but afford the ground for far other delineations.
Though he was certainly rather bigger than the other men in the room, her anxiety could only have reference to the clever though shy, but observant and natural, expression which distinguished him from everyone else in that drawing room.
 
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