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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.
[in and attention.] The want of attention, or of fixing the mind steadily on an object; heedlessness; neglect.
Novel lays attract our ravished ears,
But old, the mind with inattention hears.

Definition 2024


inattention

inattention

English

Noun

inattention (plural inattentions)

  1. Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
  2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

Translations

References

  • inattention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • inattention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

in- + attention.

Pronunciation

Noun

inattention f (plural inattentions)

  1. inattention