observant

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observant^¹

/əbˈzɝvənt/ US
/əbˈzɜːvənt/ UK

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Borrowed from French observant.

adjective more observant · 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 The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.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.
Practicing a religion. She is an observant Catholic who goes to church regularly.
Similar: pious, practicing, religionary, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum, godfearing, heavenly-minded, inward, godly, observant

Opposite: inobservant, nonobservant, unobservant, unobserving

Observant^²

noun Observants

A member of a Franciscan order that strictly observes the rules of St. Francis.
Similar: Observantine

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: attentive, observing, perceptive, lawful, law-abiding, watchful, alert, aware, vigilant, mindful, observer, spotter, careful, thoughtful, responsive, thorough

adjective

Opposite: inobservant, nonobservant, unobservant, unobserving

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adj alert and paying close attention

中文	密切注意的
Français	observateur, perspicace
Deutsch	aufmerksam
Ελληνικά	παρατηρητικός paratiritikós
Română	observator
Русский	наблюдательный nabljudatelʹnyj
עברית	חַד עַיִן ẖad-'ayín

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@misc{observant_2026,
  title = {observant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/observant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}