Lexic.us

Definition of Inattentiveness

1. Noun. A lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people).

2. Noun. The trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others.

Definition of Inattentiveness

1. Noun. The property of being inattentive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inattentiveness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Inattentiveness

inarticulates inarticulation inarticulations inartificial inartistic inartistically inasmuch inasmuch as inate inattention

inattentional blindness inattentions inattentive inattentively inattentiveness (current term) inaudibilities inaudibility inaudible inaudibleness inaudibly

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Literary usage of Inattentiveness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Études sur la Queste del saint graal attribuée à Gautier Map by Albert Pauphilet, Colonel Bell Burr, Ernst Ziegler, Douglas Symmers (1921)
"Examples: The irregular muscular movements, shifting glance, and inattentiveness in maniacal excitement; the unwillingness to put forth muscular effort in ..."

2. A Handbook of Psychology and Mental Disease: For Use in Training-schools for by Colonel Bell Burr (1914)
"Examples: The irregular muscular movements, shifting glance, and inattentiveness in maniacal excitement; the unwillingness to put forth muscular effort in ..."

3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"Cin-ku-re-os'-e-te) ns Want of curiosity ; inattentiveness ; negligence. ... Negligence ¡ inattentiveness ; carelessness. INCURSION, (m-kur'-shun) ni Attack ..."

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