[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inattentive \in`atten"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`atten"tively, adv. --
        in`atten"tiveness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
in`atten"tively in`atten"tiveness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inattentiveness
     n 1: a lack of attentiveness as to children or helpless people
          syn: heedlessness ant: attentiveness
     2: the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
        ant: attentiveness
see also:
heedlessness attentiveness 

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