inattentive
/ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/
inattentive adjective: of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
Adjective
inattentive (comparative more inattentive, superlative most inattentive)
- Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
- He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.
- Synonyms:
- absent-minded, distracted, distrait, unconcentrated
inattentive meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
inattentive in Urdu
- متغافل
inattentive in Bengali
- অমনোযোগী, বেখেয়ালি, অসতর্ক
inattentive in Malayalam
- lacking concentration, distracted, preoccupied
- അശ്രദ്ധം, അലക്ഷ്യമായുള്ള, മനസ്സു പതറിയ, എകാഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത, ഏകാഗ്രത നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട, അന്യകൃത്യങ്ങളിലേർപ്പെട്ട
- negligent, neglectful, remiss
- അലക്ഷ്യമായ, ഉദാസീനമായ, ശ്രദ്ധയില്ലാത്ത, ഉപേക്ഷാശീലമുള്ള, അവഗവണനാപരമായ, ശ്രദ്ധിക്കാത്ത
inattentive in Kannada
- ಗಮನಕೊಡದ, ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ, ಅನಾದರದ, ಅಸಡ್ಡೆಯ, ಉಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯ
More languagesFewer languages
- inattentive in Sanskrit
- अमनस् ámanas
- inattentive in Arabic
- سَاهٍ sāhin
- inattentive in Vietnamese
- lơ đãng
Synonyms of inattentive
Antonyms
Forms of inattentive
| comparative | more inattentive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inattentive |
Origin of inattentive
From in- + attentive.
Words formed from inattentive
Questions about inattentive
- What does inattentive mean?
- Inattentive means of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
- What is inattentive in Urdu?
- Inattentive in Urdu is متغافل. See Inattentive meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is inattentive?
- Inattentive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inattentive?
- Inattentive is pronounced /ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/.
Words near inattentive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inattentive (page history and authors); inattentive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inattentive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inattentive (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inattentive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अमनस् (Sanskrit) (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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