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]