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inattentiveness definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people) [syn: inattentiveness, heedlessness] [ant: attentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard]
2: the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others [ant: attentiveness]

Merriam Webster's

noun see inattentive

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inattentive In`at*ten"tive, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.] Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator or hearer; an inattentive habit. --I. Watts. Syn: Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent; remiss; inadvertent. -- In`at*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- In`at*ten"tive*ness, n.