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Webster 1913 Edition
Inattention
Inˊat-ten′tion
,Noun.
[Pref.
in-
not + attention
: cf. F. inattention
.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
Syn. – Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence; carelessness; disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect.
– Inattention
, Inadvertence
. We miss seeing a thing through inadvertence when do not happen to look at it; through inattention when we give no heed to it, though directly before us. The latter is therefore the worse. Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident; inattention is culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often inadvertent; a careless or stupid one is inattentive. Inˊat-ten′tive-ly
, adv.
Inˊat-ten′tive-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inattention
INATTEN'TION
,Noun.
Novel lays attract our ravished ears,
But old, the mind with inattention hears.