Observant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Observant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observant adj paying close attention especially to details quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception Synonym(s): observant, observing (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit" Synonym(s): law-abiding, observant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observant \Ob*serv"ant\, n. 1. One who observes forms and rules. [Obs.] --Hooker. 2. A sycophantic servant. [Obs.] Silly ducking observants, That stretch their duties nicely. --Shak. 3. (R.C.Ch.) An Observantine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observant \Observ"ant\, a. [L. observans, -anits, p. pr. of observare: cf. F. observant. See {Observe}.] 1. Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant* spectator; observant habits. Wandering from clime to clime observant stray'd. --Pope. 2. Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); -- with of, as, to be observant of rules. We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle. --Sir K. Digby.