inadvertence
/ˌɪn.ədˈvɜːɹ.təns/
inadvertence noun: the state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence.
Noun
inadvertence (countable and uncountable, plural inadvertences)
- The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence.
- Many mistakes proceed from inadvertence.
- An effect or result of inattention; an oversight or mistake from negligence.
- The size is an inadvertence like the tailor's stitches, to allow a style to emerge.1990, Gerald Burns, A thing about language, page 64
inadvertence meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inadvertence in Tamil
- கவனமற்ற விழிப்பற்ற
inadvertence in Urdu
- غفلت, سہو
inadvertence in Bengali
- অনিচ্ছাকৃত হওয়ার অবস্থা, গুণ, অসাবধানতা, অমনোযোগ, অবহেলা, মনোযোগের অভাবের ফল
inadvertence in Malayalam
- inadvertence
- പ്രമാദം pramādaṁ
Forms of inadvertence
| plural | inadvertences |
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Origin of inadvertence
From Middle French inadvertance.
Questions about inadvertence
- What does inadvertence mean?
- Inadvertence means the state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence.
- What is inadvertence in Tamil?
- Inadvertence in Tamil is கவனமற்ற விழிப்பற்ற. See Inadvertence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inadvertence?
- Inadvertence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inadvertence?
- Inadvertence is pronounced /ˌɪn.ədˈvɜːɹ.təns/.
- What is the plural of inadvertence?
- The plural of inadvertence is inadvertences.
Words near inadvertence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inadvertence (page history and authors); inadvertence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inadvertence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inadvertence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പ്രമാദം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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