Attention and Excess

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Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Excess and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excess" instead a noun "Attention".

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Excess noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.

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Attention and excess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Excess".

Nearby Words: excessive, excessively

human	human attention	human excess
physical	physical attention	physical excess
real	real attention	real excess
massive	massive attention	massive excess
Other adjectives: extreme, serious, sexual, greater, unwanted.

As "Ol' Man Death" himself said, explaining the excess of attention he still receives from Jägerkin — "This old hat has become the stuff of legend."

Source: Living Legend
The Emperor's Children's senses are so dulled by centuries of excess only the clashiest of colors get their attention (hence their black-and-hot-pink colors).

Source: Sensory Abuse
Interestingly, this is often not objectionable material such as violence, but more things like excess description, sappy romance, or long monologues, as these things are considered less likely to be palatable to a child's attention span.

Source: Dropped Abridged On It

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