Definitions for: Inattentive


[adj] not paying attention
[adj] showing a lack of attention; "inattentive students"
[adj] unwilling to hear
[adj] not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"
[adj] inattentive because of lack of interest



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: absent, absentminded, abstracted, deaf, deaf to(p), distracted, distrait, dreamy, drowsy, moony, neglectful, oscitant, scatty, unalert, unheeding, uninterested, unlistening(a), unobservant, unvigilant, unwatchful, woolgathering, yawning(a)

Antonyms: attentive

See Also: careless, forgetful, negligent, oblivious

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