ETYM Latin attentio: cf. French attention.
1. A general interest that leads people to want to know more.
2. The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; SYN. attending.
3. The faculty or power of mental concentration.
4. A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review.
5. A courteous act indicating affection. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin consideratio: cf. French considération.
1. A considerate and thoughtful act; SYN. thoughtfulness.
2. A discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).
3. Kind and considerate regard for others; SYN. considerateness, thoughtfulness.
4. The process of giving careful thought to something.

ETYM Old Eng. hed, heved, heaved, as. heáfod.
1. The top of the body; the portion of the body containing the brain and showing the face.
2. The top of something.
3. An individual person.
4. The length or height based on the size of a human or animal head.
5. A rounded compact mass.
6. The striking part of a tool.
7. A part that projects out from the rest;.
8. The front of a military formation or procession.
9. A person who is in charge; SYN. chief, top dog.
10. (Linguistics) The word in a constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole; SYN. head word.
11. A single domestic animal.
12. (Usually plural) An obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head.
13. The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates).
14. The pressure exerted by a fluid.
15. A toilet on board a boat of ship.
16. (Informal) A user of (usually soft) drugs.
17. The foam or froth that accumulates at the top when one pours an effervescent liquid into a container. + prikaži više

ETYM French regard See Regard.
1. A feeling of friendship and esteem; SYN. respect.
2. (Usually plural) A polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; SYN. wish, compliments.

ETYM Latin respectus: cf. French respect. Related to Respect, Respite.
1. An attitude of admiration or esteem; SYN. esteem, regard.
2. (Usually preceded by 'in') A detail or point; SYN. regard.

ETYM Old Eng. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, as. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law.
1. A reason for wanting something done; SYN. interest.
2. The purpose of achieving or obtaining.

ETYM Latin scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone: cf. French scrupule.
1. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains.
2. An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action.
3. Uneasiness about the fitness of an action; SYN. qualm, misgiving.
Unit of weight used by apothecaries equal to 1/24 of an ounce.
In theology, the fear of sin when none has been committed. Generally, scruples are thoughts characterized by uncertainty or hesitation in relation to right and wrong moral conduct. Scruples may be condemned as indecision; the classic case is that of Hamlet. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin toleratio: cf. Old Fren. toleration.
A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; SYN. acceptance, sufferance.