attentifs

Attentifs is the masculine plural form of the French adjective attentif, meaning paying close attention, attentive, or careful. It describes people, actions, or objects that involve sustained focus. The feminine singular is attentive, the masculine plural attentifs, and the feminine plural attentives. In practice, attentif agrees with the noun it modifies: un public attentif, des publics attentifs, une audience attentive, des audiences attentives.

As a noun, the adjective is rarely used on its own; more common are phrases such as les personnes attentives or un auditoire attentif to refer to attentive people or audiences. The term is typically found in formal, educational, or evaluative contexts, including classroom remarks, research notes, or media descriptions of engaged audiences.

Etymology: attentifs derives from the French adjective attentif, rooted in Latin attentus, past participle of attendere, and related to attention. See also attention, attentiveness, attentive.