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observant

adj
/əbˈzɝvənt/US/əbˈzɜːvənt/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French observant.

  1. borrowed from observant

Definitions

  1. Alert and paying close attention

    Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

    • The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.

  2. Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle

    Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.

    • I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions.
    • We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle.
    • They also profess Buddhism, but are not so observant of its customs, nor are there so many monasteries and Lamas to be met with as in the other part of Bhutan.

  3. Practicing a religion.

    • She is an observant Catholic who goes to church regularly.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A member of a Franciscan order that strictly observes the rules of St. Francis.

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Derived

hyperobservant, nonobservant, unobservant

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at observant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at observant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at observant

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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