About The Word Inattentive

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Inattentive

Inattentive Meaning & Definition
Inattentive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inattentive?

[adj] not paying attention
[adj] showing a lack of attention; "inattentive students"
[adj] unwilling to hear
[adj] not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"
[adj] inattentive because of lack of interest

Synonyms | Synonyms for Inattentive: absent | absentminded | abstracted | deaf | deaf to(p) | distracted | distrait | dreamy | drowsy | moony | neglectful | oscitant | scatty | unalert | unheeding | uninterested | unlistening(a) | unobservant | unvigilant | unwatchful | woolgathering | yawning(a)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Inattentive: apathetic | artless | ataractic | blase | careless | casual | culpably negligent | derelict | devil-may-care | disinterested | dispassionate | disregardant | disregardful | distracted | distrait | distraught | easygoing | half-assed | heedless | inadept | inadvertent | inapt | inconstant | incurious | indifferent | inefficient | inept | inexcitable | inexpert | inobservant | insouciant | lackadaisical | laissez-faire | lax | listless | loose | mediocre | mindless | neglectful | neglecting | negligent | nonadherent | nonchalant | noncompliant | nonconforming | noninterfering | nonobservant | nonrestrictive | off-guard | overly permissive | pedestrian | perfunctory | permissive | pococurante | poor | procrastinating | reckless | regardless | relaxed | remiss | scamping | skill-less | skimping | slack | slighting | slurring | thoughtless | turned-off | unanxious | unapt | uncircumspect | uncompliant | unconcerned | unconforming | undeft | undexterous | undextrous | undiscriminating | unfacile | unfaithful | unguarded | unheedful | unheeding | unintelligent | uninterested | unloyal | unmarking | unmindful | unnoticing | unnoting | unobservant | unobserving | unperceiving | unproficient | unremarking | unrigorous | unskillful | unsolicitous | untrue | unwary | unwatchful

See Also | careless | forgetful | negligent | oblivious

Inattentive In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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