Notice vs. Attention

Noticenoun

The act of observing; perception.

Noticenoun

(countable) A written or printed announcement.

Noticenoun

(countable) A formal notification or warning.

Noticenoun

Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

Noticenoun

(countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.

Noticenoun

(uncountable) Prior notification.

Noticenoun

(dated) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Noticeverb

To remark upon; to mention.

Noticeverb

(transitive) To become aware of; to observe.

Noticeverb

To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably.

Noticeverb

(intransitive) To be noticeable; to show.

Noticenoun

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

Noticenoun

Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.

Noticenoun

An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.

Noticenoun

A writing communicating information or warning.

Noticenoun

Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Noticeverb

To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.

Noticeverb

To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.

Noticeverb

To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Noticenoun

an announcement containing information about a future event;

Noticenoun

the act of noticing or paying attention;

Noticenoun

a request for payment;

Noticenoun

advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract;

Noticenoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;

Noticenoun

polite or favorable attention;

Noticenoun

a short critical review;

Noticeverb

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;

Noticeverb

notice or perceive;

Noticeverb

make or write a comment on;

Noticeverb

express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with;

Noticenoun

the fact of observing or paying attention to something

Noticenoun

notification or warning of something, especially to allow preparations to be made

Noticenoun

a formal declaration of one's intention to end an agreement, typically one concerning employment or tenancy, at a specified time

Noticenoun

a displayed sheet or placard giving news or information

Noticenoun

a small advertisement or announcement in a newspaper or magazine

Noticenoun

a short published review of a new film, play, or book

Noticeverb

become aware of

Noticeverb

treat (someone) as worthy of recognition or attention

Noticeverb

mention or remark on

Notice

Notice is the legal concept describing a requirement that a party be aware of legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties. There are several types of notice: public notice (or legal notice), actual notice, constructive notice, and implied notice.

Attentionnoun

(uncountable) Mental focus.

Attentionnoun

(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.

Attentionnoun

A state of alertness in the standing position.

Attentioninterjection

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

Attentionnoun

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.

Attentionnoun

An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.

Attentionnoun

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

Attentionnoun

the work of caring for or attending to someone or something;

Attentionnoun

a general interest that leads people to want to know more;

Attentionnoun

a courteous act indicating affection;

Attentionnoun

the faculty or power of mental concentration;

Attentionnoun

a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review;

Attentionnoun

notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important

Attentionnoun

the mental faculty of considering or taking notice of someone or something

Attentionnoun

the action of dealing with or taking special care of someone or something

Attentionnoun

things done to express interest in or please someone

Attentionnoun

a position assumed by a soldier, standing very straight with the feet together and the arms straight down the sides of the body

Attentionnoun

an order to assume a straight standing position.

Attention

Attention is the behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information, whether considered subjective or objective, while ignoring other perceivable information. William James (1890) wrote that "Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought.