1.
[syn: inattentiveness, heedlessness]
2. the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inattentiveness
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]