noun
Meaning 1
The property of being inattentive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inattentiveness
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noun
Meaning 2
the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: attentiveness
Broader terms: trait
Narrower terms: carelessness, sloppiness
noun
Meaning 3
a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heedlessness
Antonyms: attentiveness
Broader terms: inattention
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English inattentive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inattentiveness From inattentive + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: uopmærksomhed — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- German: Unaufmerksamkeit — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Hungarian: figyelmetlenség — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Polish: nieuwaga — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Polish: nieuważność — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Russian: невнима́тельность (nevnimátelʹnostʹ) — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Swedish: ouppmärksamhet — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
- Ukrainian: неува́жність (neuvážnistʹ) — property of being inattentive — see also inattention
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